The pattern of dialogue and intertextuality In the text of Attar’s Mantiq al-Tair

To what extent a text is related to previous, contemporary and later texts and is influenced by those texts in the linguistic, semantic, etc. fields, depending on the importance and value of that text, it is often investigated by commentators and scholars. Critics are placed. What is more important and emphasized in the criticism of modern texts is the type of communication and dialogue that is established in the shadow of intertextuality and intersubjectivity to create dialogue networks with previous, contemporary and future texts. The term intertextuality and intersubjectivity, etc., should be searched for in the thoughts of Bakhtin and his fans. However, examining the types of dialogue and its applications between the author, the narrator, the text and the audience is important to determine the grading of the texts; A text like Mantiq al-Tair as a valuable Persian mystical system can be the middle link of many of these conversations. In this research, the writer aims to observe the types of methods of the author/narrator in the creation of a conversational network and intertextual communication in the target text.

Since this research is based on the text of Mantiq al-Tair, the authors will try to examine the concepts of the theories presented in the text, using the library and sampling method.

The text of Mantiq al-Tair throughout is a scene of intertextual dialogue and connection with past texts and holy books.

Attar creates a network of dialogue between generations and between different strata of society by using human characteristics, symbols and using communication tools. The existence of common narratives between Mantiq al-Tair and earlier and later works, including the Masnavi of Rumi and later texts, confirms the existence of dialogue relationships in the text.