The Speech Length and its Relation with Time and Speed in Persian Literature

The study of different aspects of brevity and verbosity in the literary texts has a long history. But in the present paper these concepts are studied from a new point of view focusing on the relation of speech length with time and speed. For handling the complicated concepts of time and speed, first we have tried to limit our subject to studying the representation of speed and the practical control of time by brevity and verbosity in fictional texts. Then, by numerous examples the problems such as the poets’ understanding of time and speed and its consequences for their literary works are analyzed. The results of this study show that for having a deeper understanding of the brevity and verbosity it is indispensable to consider the concepts of time and speed in Persian literature.