Introduction and analysis of Amin al-Dawla's autobiography (political memoirs) and its stylistics

One of the most important branches of biography is autobiography. This literary genre is a self-written biography of the external and internal aspects of life. Iranians" attention to this type of literature begins in earnest from the Qajar period. This literary genre has the ability to reflect the socio-political and literary issues of a particular period. One of the first examples in the political arena of Iran, namely the autobiography of Amin al-Dawla, is one of the famous men of the Qajar period. This research has been done with the aim of introducing and analyzing the stylistics of Amin al-Dawla"s autobiography.

This research was conducted in a descriptive-analytical manner.

The findings of the research show that at the linguistic and literary level, "Amin al-Dawla" has used various linguistic and literary tools to express her meaning, the most important of which is the combination of Persian phrases with verses, Arabic proverbs, Coming from the language of humor in various forms such as metaphors of comprehension, elaboration, etc. In terms of content, the author has lengthened and marginalized the representation of issues related to the court and its events, and on the other hand, the basic problems and troubles of ordinary people in society have little place in this work.

Amin al-Dawla"s memoirs are writings that he wrote as a document proving his innocence from political currents. Such biographies cannot inherently adhere to the Covenant of Autobiography, ie truthfulness; Therefore, it can be said that Amin al-Dawla has acted "selectively" in narrating her actions and ethics and has used linguistic and literary tools and arrangements to convince the audience.