The reflection of Shahnameh of Ferdowsi in sonnents of Hossein Monzavi

Shahnameh the grand work of Abolghasem Ferdowsi has always been regarded as a document of identity and ethnicity of Iraninan People. Ever since the compostion of Shahnameh most poets and writers of Persian literature while acknowledging its uniqueness as the most important source of Persian epic and mythological stories, looked into shahnameh for epic themes and allusive overtones and in this respect have drawn amply from this great reference. Since Shahnameh is a national epic it is customary to expect that it influences the literature after it mostly in the same domain of epic, yet the interesting point is that the reflection and presence of this work in sonnet form is quite vast and astonishing. This research studies the sonnets of Hossein Monzavi, one of the most prominent contemporary sonnet composers only to find that because of deep connection with Persian culture and civilization, and also the power of its composer to create such a literary masterpiece Shahnameh even in its lyricism could exert a lasting impact on all fields of Persian poetry.