Analyzing the Character of Female in Sendbad nameh, Samak-e-Ayar and Bakhtiar Nameh on the Basis of Feminist Criticism

The poets and men of letters have long been concerned with “woman” and its characteristics. Many narrators and authors have discussed this issue considering its different existential aspects. The works such as Samak-e-Ayar, Bakhtiar name and Sendbad nameh are the works in lyric literature which are written in prose and have analyzed “woman” as a character in tales. The present analytic – descriptive paper studied and compared “woman” in the aforementioned folk tales. The result showcased a positive attitude towards “woman” in Samak-e-Ayar because of enjoying Iranian Cultural themes. Secondly, Bakhtiar name contained more reasonable and positive instances. Finally, Sendbad nameh had a more negative attitude because of being shadowed by Hindu culture and tradition.