فصلنامه متن پژوهی ادبی
پیاپی 19 (خرداد 1383)

The title of my Master's dissertation I prepared in 1976 (1355) read "A Translation of Arabic Poems and Phrases in Tarikh-e Jahangoshai-e Joveini" . Upon completion of the dissertation,a number of friends and colleagues interested in my interpretation of such poems, every now and then urged that I should have my manuscripts and notes published, though I failed to do so on certain grounds. However, in 1994 (1373) , when Dr. Ahmad Khatami from Shahid Beheshti University had his invaluable book "An Account of the Problems in Tarikh-e Jahangoshai-e Joveini" published, I no longer felt under obligation to publish my manuscripts and notes . Sometime ago when I was reviewing the works by the late Allameh Qazvini, the vast scope of his knowledge and his unbelievable mastery over the sciences and technology known at his era greatly encouraged me to 'organize the notes I had taken when studying Volume I of Tarikh-e Jahangoshai-e Joveini, in order to publish them on the occasion of Allameh Qazvin's so" memorial . I hope it will shed light on the dark comers of the said book.

"Salsman va 'Absal" in one of the oldest tales of the world. This tale points out ancient thoughts and causes of mankind , together with suggestions for the accomplishment of each. It is perhaps these rich features which attracted such great scholars as Avesina, Ibn-e Tofeyl, Sohrevardi, and Jami. The present paper will describe the story in defail in the hope that all aspects of it will be clearly provided for the reader.

In This paper the cntique has tried to Present the subtleties of "Al-lahnol Xaled" composed by Nader Nezam Tehrani.

The present paper intends to probe into the term "Mosavat" (=Balance) from different aspects, so as to examplify different types of this rhetorical phenomenon, based on Persian and Arabic sources. To do this , the first step to be taken is to investigate the application of "Balance" from the viewpoint of Rhetorics scholars. Attempts will also be made to provide examples in this regard so as to further clarify the subject.

To understand religion, spiritual man , and his inside world , requires true recognition of human culture and civilization, religious civilization in particular , which are rooted in his history and religious beliefs. The objective of this paper is to determine what is meant by religious art. Should any art attributed to as religious be considered as sacred and devine? Obtaining answers to such types of questions was the source of motive for writing this paper.

Image is one of man's senses which holds the external forms of referents in mind. Rumi mainly deals with the types fo imagination in Mathnavi , indicating that imagination is thoroughly defferent from science. To prove this , he provides the reader with tales which indicate man's intellect can easily be disrupted by his imaginations.

The Present Paper is intended to investigate the relationship between the Dome, as a religious symbol in Islam and many other religions , and the prevailing beliefs among nations. It is also the objective of the paper to determine the mythological role of the in the Persian poetry. Referring to beliefs in Hinduism ,as well as ancient myths of Egypt, symbolism of water and fire, together with certain asian beliefs, specially in southern Russia , attempts will made to pave way for a thorough investigation this... .

Translatability is the capability of a meaning for being transferred from one language into another without undergoing fundamental change.A meaning will, therefore , be considered untranslatable when it cannot be transferred into another language without basic modification. The Persian poetry has certain linguistic characteristics and literary devices most of which are untranslatable though all are understandable. These literary delicacies and beauties, such as rhythm, rhyme, eloquence, fluence and musicality , are mostly inseparable from the original form, hence they resist translation without major adjustment. None of the English translations of the classical Persian poems is totally compatible with the original text, however precise it may be. In every translation some of the poetical aspects and literary devices have either been basically changed or totally lost. Consequently , the lovely pleasure and the pleasant impression gained from the reading of the original cannot be attained by reading a translation. The of this article is to investigate the scope of translatability in the Persian poetry . To attain this goal, various strategies of poetry translation are studied comparatively so as to survey their advantages and disadvantages and identify the extent of effectiveness regarding each strategy in translating the Persian poetry.

The second section of this paper deals with examples regarding the impact of Islamic culture ; Iranian tendencies toward Islam before the Arab invasion ; the impact of Iranian culture on Islamic culture, after Arab invasion; the impact of Iranian political culture on the Arab's ruling systems. To do this, the most important and valid sources will be employed.

The literature of sufism is a magnificent part of the Persian literature which consists of awakening purports and topics about the love of free. But because of the sequestered lives of a great many sufies, this reality is in a state of neglect. In this article , the author has tried to mention this reality that sufism litreture is an awakening litreture and at the same time, has analyzed the essential reasons of this affair and in this procedure He utilized the words of the magnanimous sufies. But all of these words have been saied for achiving this goal that paying more attention to this kind of litreture as a worthy and meaningful one is necessary and It is a true way to grace and beauty indeed.

Mathnavi of Jalal-id-din Romi is a comprehensive collection of philosophical teachings, the subject matter of which is mankind and mysticism. This paper focuses on "Wine" in Mathnavi , with regard to Rumi's defenition of the term.

Poetic inspiration is one of the major topics dealt with in literary criticism. The objective of this paper is to show the similarities between human birth and composition of poetry , which as Qabbani requires a lot of care to be taken so as to protect the child the against.

Nahj-ol Balaghah is of many values in several aspects. The objective of this paper is to introduce the literary arts involved in this sacred book written the master of eloquence and declamation, the commander of the faithful, Imam Ali Ibn-Abi Talib (May God honor him) The present paper intends to clarify one of the literary elements cast in most of the sermons and orations in N ahj-ol Balaghah Sentiment . Although I will explain it briefly to pave the way for the literary men and poets to get the upper hand of the subject, but I want to draw their attention to the source of sentiments and the way of using in rhetoric with regard to Nahj-ol Balaghah as a guide this field.