Storytelling Style in Kashf al-Mahjūb’s Short Tales
This article is an attempt to improve acquaintance with the Persian tales that were principally reflected in mystical prose and enjoyed brevity and simplicity of expression. It expounds the narrative structure of the short tales in Hojvīrī’s Kashf al-Mahjūb by studying the elements of the minimalist...
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doaj-15a9943ff87d40bfb019f9bfa1e7927e2021-07-24T07:48:25ZfasAlzahra Universityادبیات عرفانی2008-93842538-19972011-03-01348711310.22051/jml.2013.8080Storytelling Style in Kashf al-Mahjūb’s Short TalesSoheyla Roosta0Ahmad Razi1M. A. Student, Persian Language and LiteratureAssociate Professor, Persian Language and LiteratureThis article is an attempt to improve acquaintance with the Persian tales that were principally reflected in mystical prose and enjoyed brevity and simplicity of expression. It expounds the narrative structure of the short tales in Hojvīrī’s Kashf al-Mahjūb by studying the elements of the minimalist stories in a hundred and sixty selected tales. Moreover, Hojvīrī’s style in characterization, formation of plot, point of view, dialogue, tone and theme is analyzed. The results of this inquiry indicate that some features of the minimalist style such as selection of an instant and its scant narration, simple plot, brevity, the use of a limited number of characters and events, avoidance of phraseology and the use of simple expressions are present in a great number of Kashf al-Mahjūb’s short tales.https://jml.alzahra.ac.ir/article_80_b4a55dc67574e1ecf216807f7a52d687.pdfkeywords: hojvīrīmystical talesstory elementsnarrativecharacterization |
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Storytelling Style in Kashf al-Mahjūb’s Short Tales |
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Storytelling Style in Kashf al-Mahjūb’s Short Tales |
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This article is an attempt to improve acquaintance with the Persian tales that were principally reflected in mystical prose and enjoyed brevity and simplicity of expression. It expounds the narrative structure of the short tales in Hojvīrī’s Kashf al-Mahjūb by studying the elements of the minimalist stories in a hundred and sixty selected tales. Moreover, Hojvīrī’s style in characterization, formation of plot, point of view, dialogue, tone and theme is analyzed.
The results of this inquiry indicate that some features of the minimalist style such as selection of an instant and its scant narration, simple plot, brevity, the use of a limited number of characters and events, avoidance of phraseology and the use of simple expressions are present in a great number of Kashf al-Mahjūb’s short tales. |
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