In this article, the narrating method in two classical Persian texts (Kelile and Bidpay) is compared. The hypothesis is based on the difference between spoken and written narration.

Taghavi, Mohammad; Behnam, Mina

Volume 3, Issue 4 (2012) LRR 2012, 3(4): 67-83 | Back to browse issues page

In this article, the narrating method in two classical Persian texts (Kelile and Bidpay) is compared. The hypothesis is based on the difference between spoken and written narration.

Mohammad Taghavi ^*

¹, Mina Behnam²

1- Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language & Literature, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2- Ph.D. Student, Department of Persian Language & Literature, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

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The Difference between Narrator and Spoken Narration: The Analysis of “Lion and Cow” Story in Kelile and Bidpay The comparison includes: narrator’s participation in the beginning of the story, extradigestic and intradigestic narrator, the role of narrator in lexical emphasis, narrator’s tone, the mode of narrator’s conclusion, the focalizer-narrator, and strong appearance of the narrator in the end of the story. Finally, the difference between two styles in narration of two texts (Kelile and Bidpay).

Keywords: Kaywords: Kelile va Dimne, Bidpay, “Lion and Cow” Story, Spoken and written narrator

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Published: 2012/02/20

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