A Comparative Analysis of the Title of Jamalzadeh's Once Upon a Time and Teymour's Alwasbat Aloula

Title, is the entry and inseparable part of the text. Before reading the text, reader encounters the semiology of the title, the system which creates a parallel text toward the original. This paper employs a comparative-analytical comparison of two fictional collection of Once Upon a Time by Seyyed Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, and Alwasbat Aloula by Mahmoud Teymour, and focuses on the form, content, and structure of the mentioned works. The two collections of story are one of the primary fictional paradigms in Iran and Egypt. The difference in fictional-literary structure is clear. In comparison to the collection of “once upon a time”, the titles of Alwasbat Aloula fictional collection is more varied and dynamic in the form and content. The imaginary titles of Once Upon a Time has developed a fictional-literary aspects of the titles, while the realistic aspects of Alwasbat Aloula is quite evident. Among the titles of this collection Jamalzadeh's emphasis on language and Teymour'’s focus on critical content of the story are of significant titles of these two collections.