Studying representation techniques in Shahnameh, with emphasis on the element of “Emotion”

Immortality of Shahnameh is due to the representation of "Emotional Me" that comes from the Great individuality, described in conjunction with the mythology in a deep and mysterious semantic system. "Emotional Me" indicates the identity of each agent. "Emotional Me" is more represented in the lament; because the enthusiastic "Emotional Me" at the laments is a good place to evaluate and reflect the represented me. The subject of the present essay is to examine the reflection of emotional me in the laments of Shahnameh. The lamens in the Shahnameh are analyzed in a case, after explaining the framework of the research and clarifying the types of emotions based on psychological typology –“Limited Human Me”, “Social Me”, “Transcendental me”. The result is that in Shahnameh, men’s mournings are reflected more than the women’s. Firdousi composes the shahnameh with morality and spirituality, and thus the transcendental emotional me is seen in the shahnameh, especially in the behavioral actions of Rustam, Siavash, Feraydoon, and sometimes Rudabeh. Generally, Turanians have shown in the three reactions of "anger and hatred", "sin and despair", "denial and regret" in the grief of their loved ones, that reflected their limited me. In the Persian’s laments, "social me" and "transcendental me" are more represented. The alignment of reflected “me”s with the characters of Shahnameh demonstrates the success of Firdousi’s success in the storytelling.