Examining the motif of "Putting out the eyes and sending them to the lover"

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Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Tehran - University of Tehran

2 University of Tehran

10.29252/kavosh.2024.21086.3529

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Motif is one of the most used terms in the field of literature and art, the most important characteristic of which is repetition. This repetition is sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious in one or more artistic and literary works. There are many motifs in Persian poetry and prose that have played a key and inseparable role in the compilation and processing of stories with various themes, and unfortunately, they have not been read and compared as they should. The motif of “Putting out the eyes and sending them to the lover” is one of the motifs that is repeated in several stories in Persian literature. In this article, an attempt has been made to first define this motif and then analyze it by bringing examples of it in Persian literature. In this analysis, attention has been paid to the characters, time and place of the motif, as well as the imaginary images used in it. On the other hand, an attempt has been made to give the history of this motif and its use up to the present.

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Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 13 November 2024

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