A Comparative Structural Analysis of Nezami's Khosrow-va-Shirin and Khajeh Masoud Ghomi's Shams-va-Ghamar

The comparison and Analysis of the two stories of Shams-va-Ghamar and Khosro-va-Shirin from the structural point of view, reveals the climax of Nezami's artistic talent and eloquence in creating love stories. Khajeh Masoud Ghomi should be considered as one the unsuccessful followers and disciples of Nezami. Although his works in a simple, primary way contains all the story elements including plot, characters, point of view, scene-setting, etc. they lack the qualify and refinement of the successful stories. This research using the documentary and library methods, seeks to Structurally examine and analyze Khajeh Masoud Ghomi's Shams-va- Ghamar story which has been written based on Nezami's Khosro-va-Shirin poem and used the original work's poetic rhythm. It also spells out short comings and points of weakness in Khajeh's Shams-va-Ghamar and highlights Nezami's superiority in processing his artistically precious piece of Literature.