Myth in Hamid Mosadegh's Poems

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor at Semnan University, hasanzadeh

2 M.A. Student at Semnan University, hajar

Abstract

Considering the ancient culture and history of this land, the existence of myth in Iranian poetry is not new. The use of symbols and myths to enrich language, political and social efficiency of poem, acquaintance with poems and myths of other nations and the use of myths is frequently seen in the poems of contemporary poets. Considering today`s social situation and the symbolic language of his poem, Hamid Mosadegh have an extensive approach toward myth, this attitude is not deep in all instances, sometimes names and symbols of myths are just in the level of verbal language.  Epic, love and different nations' myths, have found a symbolic nature in his poem and mystical myths have been applied to the surface structure. In each of the discussed myths, through examples it is shown which symbol or symbols are used and how far are consistent with their primary symbols. It’s also figured out that the use of love and epic myths is more in his poems, because his poems are mostly patriotic and romantic.

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