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

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.

Authors

M. Taghavi ¹

M. 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

Abstract

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