Function of Irony in Two Stories of Rumi's Masnavi
In Literary Terms, Irony is a way of Speaking which could be Equivalent to Satire, Metaphor, Opposition, Image, Jest and ect. In other Words, Sarcasm or Implying Something unreal that Teases your Audience or makes them Bewildered could be Called Irony. This Concept began in Greece a long Time ago an...
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| Published in: | Matn/pizhūhī-i adabī (Online) Vol. 25; no. 90; pp. 261 - 283 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Persian |
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Allameh Tabataba'i University Press
01-12-2021
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| Summary: | In Literary Terms, Irony is a way of Speaking which could be Equivalent to Satire, Metaphor, Opposition, Image, Jest and ect. In other Words, Sarcasm or Implying Something unreal that Teases your Audience or makes them Bewildered could be Called Irony. This Concept began in Greece a long Time ago and then came into its Literalized and Reinforced Concept in Europe. Rumi’s Masnavi is an Ironic Works which to Understand it, the Ironical Parts Need to be Recognized and new Concepts Need to be Achieved. In the Article Ahead, after Defining Irony and an Introductory Statement of that, Classifying all Types of Irony and its Elements to Comprehend Irony has been Accomplished and at the end, the Function of Irony in the Stories of Rumi’s Masnavi has Surveyed and Brought in. In this Article the Basis of the Text Considered to Prove Irony in Masnavi was two Stories: “Parrot and Merchant” and “Grocery and Parrot”. Reading this Article came the Reader into the Conclusion that Masnavi Includes Involute and deep Layers which we can Pass them and find out more Precise Concept of Masnavi. At the end of this Article, it is Concluded that Masnavi Contains Nested and deep Layers that can be Traversed Through Irony and more Precise Concepts can be Understood. |
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| ISSN: | 2251-7138 2476-6186 |
| DOI: | 10.22054/ltr.2021.37302.2481 |