Studying the Narrative Structure of Khorshid-Va-Mahpareh According to Propp Method

Khorshid-Va-Mahpareh, by Mirza Mohammad Saeid Tabib Ghomi, one of the poets of 11th century, as a Persian romantic collection in which some pieces are from folklore type, deserves a consideration by many folklore, analytic theories such as Propp''s theory of narrative structure. The importance of the present study is that it helps us to get familiar with the structure of an unknown or a little-known writing, as a part of our lyrical literature. Propp''s theory hunts for the main components of the folktales which resulted in deciphering 31 basic functions in Russian folktales. In reviewing the present tale, using the descriptive-analytic method and Propp''s theory, it has been concluded that the story has most of Propp''s functions with the same definition and sequence, except for two functions which are not usually observable in the most Persian lyric collections.