Intertextual Relationships of Adib-al-Mamalik Farahani and Farrokhi Yazdi with Ferdowsi's Shahnameh

Although the literature of the Constitutionalist Period has refurbished the content, form, and template of Persian poetry, it is indebted to its past. Since the revolutionary and zealous nature of the poetry of this period has, above all, necessitated the augmentation of collective and national convergence and stimulation of Iranians' sense of patriotism and alienation, the epic qualities - both in form and in content - and the motivational capacities of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, are one of the best grounds to accomplish these ideal objectives.Utilizing a descriptive-analytical method and the theory of intertextuality, the present study aims to scrutinize the impression of two great poets in the Constitution Period i.e. Adib-al-Mamalik Farahani and Farrokhi Yazdi from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. It also analyzes the existing relationships between their poems in various content components (using Shahnametic symbols, parallelizing, and historical simulations), and form (language, rhetorical images, and musical components). In accordance with the results of the study, this effect was not a mere imitation, and these two poets have established newfangled patterns, particularly in terms of the transformation of characters, parallelism, and historical simulation. Furthermore, since these two poets have been under the influence of Shahnameh's content and form, the intertextual relationship of their poems with Shahnameh is of a strong intertextuality.