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KoJalili hne Shahri K, Shafighi E. The Eastern Origin of “King Lear” Based on Comparing its Structure with
Eastern –Iranian Stories. LRR 2011; 2 (3) :109-126
URL: http://lrr.modares.ac.ir/article-14-10427-en.html
URL: http://lrr.modares.ac.ir/article-14-10427-en.html
1- Branch, Islamic Azad University, Astara , Iran
Ph.D. Student of World Literature, Department of Persian language and Literature, Astara
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language & Literature, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language & Literature, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran
Abstract: (7835 Views)
Comparative literature pays attention to the study of literature confluence literature in various languages and its complex relationship in the past and present as well as its historical relationships in term of effectiveness in the field of arts, literary schools, intellectual current issues and people. From this respect, comparing eastern oriented works with western ones as two opposite poles enjoys a particular importance. The present paper proposes the hypothesis that the play King Lear, a work of Shakespeare, is rooted in Iranian legends. After showing the possible relationship of King Lear with East, We has tried to compare the story of King Lear with several Iranian stories and myths such as Fereydoun myth, Indian GOl Bekavoli, devine story of Zatol Sour cast, story of tried, drunk Mirza and the story of king and his three daughters. By decreasing the King Lear to nine fundamental stories and comparing with them western samples, it was made clear that more than ninety percent of the King Lear stories are similar to the Iranian ones. Researches like this in the field of literature studies in modern Iran are not unprecedented. So as far as the authors know, no independent research on Shakespeare’s King Lear based on the above - mentioned hypothesis has so far been carried out.
Published: 2011/07/9
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