Document Type : Scientific extension

Authors

• Milad Jafarpoor ¹
• Ihsan Ahmad ²

¹ Assistant Professor in Persian Language and Literature, Hakim Sabzevari University

² Assistant Professor in Persian Language and Literature, university of the punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

The present study adopts an inductive method to study one of the unknown lyric narratives of the Indian subcontinent, called Māhʻmunīr va Khūbʻchihrah. First, a summary of the work is presented, and then its characteristics are examined in eight sections: naming, narrator, time and place of authorship, origin, structure, language, and literary type. Then in the second part, a study of the literary elements of Māhʻmunīr va Khūbʻchihrah is done in eleven sections: plot, point of view, character, time and place, theme, moral principles, destiny, customs, descriptions, and principles. The results of this study indicate that Māhʻmunīr va Khūbʻchihrah is a relatively successful example of Indian subcontinent love stories that try to promote moral principles with simple and unpretentious language and at the same time a romantic plot.

Keywords

• Māhʻmunīr va Khūbʻchihrah
• Codicology
• Textual Criticism
• Characteristics
• Literary Elements