Motifs and Themes of Resistance Literature in Adib ul Mamalek e Farahani

Contemporary resistance literature of Iran is divided into threesections: Mashrotiat (constitution revolution), Pahlavi era and Islamic revolution. One of the pioneers of contemporary resistance literature is Mirza Mohammad Sadeq Adib ul Mamaleke Farahani. He was a poet, literary scholar and journalist in whose social and political poems, motifs and themes of resistance literature can be seen. Of course expression of these themes is not consistent but after Mashrote and disappointments from Mashrote, these themes obviously have more frequency. After mentioning an express summary of life and situation of Adib ul Mamalek and his political and social poem, this article dealt with themes of resistance literature in his poem such as: patriotism, apposing against oppression, expressing disgust to enemies, inviting to national and Islamic unity, criticism to disordered political situations, elegy to martyrs of freedom and other themes and motifs like these.