Analysis of Connection among Time, Space and Human in the Novel 'Rahesh' with Emphasis on the Combined Model of Chronotope of Threshold and the Transhuman-Space Chain

Khodabakhsh, Mona; Shairi, Hamid Reza; Karbalaei Sadegh, Mahnaz; Safavizade Sohi, Zohre

doi:10.30465/copl.2025.51553.4264

Analysis of Connection among Time, Space and Human in the Novel 'Rahesh' with Emphasis on the Combined Model of Chronotope of Threshold and the Transhuman-Space Chain

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Mona Khodabakhsh ¹

Hamid Reza Shairi ²

Mahnaz Karbalaei Sadegh ³

Zohre Safavizade Sohi ⁴

¹ Department of Linguistics, S.R.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

² Department of French Language and Literature, , Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

³ Department of Linguisticsc , S.R.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

⁴ Department of Linguistics, Tak.C., Islamic Azad University, Takesta,, Iran..

https://doi.org/10.30465/copl.2025.51553.4264

Abstract

This study examines how time, space, and the human interact in representing the lived experiences of the protagonist in Rahesh, a novel by Reza Mirzakhani, based on the combined model of the threshold chronotope and the transhuman–space chain. The significance of this research lies in introducing an innovative approach that integrates these two models to analyze temporal–spatial–human connections in contemporary literary texts—an approach applicable not only in narratological studies but also in interdisciplinary analyses of identity, bio-environment, and urban transformation. Adopting a socio-semiotic perspective and employing a descriptive–analytical method, the study purposefully analyzes selected passages from the novel. The findings reveal that the combined model, by emphasizing threshold situations and transmaterial connections, not only enriches the narrative’s semantic and conceptual layers but also illuminates the transformation of characters’ identities within the dynamic interplay of time and space. The results further indicate that crossing from threshold to post-threshold moments deepens lived experiences and generates new meanings within the narrative.

Keywords

'time'

'space'

'human'

'combined model of the threshold chronotope and transhuman-space chain'

'subject'

Subjects

Analysis, criticism, explanation and interpretation of contemporary Persian literature in Iran and the world

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