Journal of Poetry Studies (boostan Adab)

Analyzing the Themes of the Final Lines of Ghazals: An Examination of the ‎Themes of the Final Lines of Mir-e Kermani, Khaju-ye Kermani, Emad-e Faqih-e ‎Kermani, and Hafez-e Shirazi’s Ghazals

zohreh ahmadypooranari; Hakimeh Daneshvar; mahdiyeh afra

Volume 18, Issue 1 , May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.52526.4616

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Theme or subject matter is one of the most important semantic aspects of poetry, defining the poet’s thought and worldview and conveying the poet’s message to the reader. ... Read More

Farrokhi Sistani’s Linguistic Strategies in Praising the Patrons: An Analysis Based on Entman’s ‎Framing Theory and Van Dijk’s Ideological Square

amin banitalebi dehkordi

Volume 18, Issue 1 , May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.53241.4646

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Farrokhi Sistani is among the court poets of the ruling elite whose artistry served to promote and publicize the affairs of the Ghaznavids in the 5th century AH—a period in which ... Read More

Colors and Secrets: The Symbolic and Artistic Role of Colors in the Poetry of Manouchehr ‎Sheibani

Mohammad Farokhzad

Volume 18, Issue 1 , May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.52596.4619

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Colors have long played a significant role in culture, art, psychology, and human communication. They are not only tools of artistic expression but also bear symbolic, psychological, ... Read More

The Function of Karpman’s Drama Triangle in the Narrative Poetry of Forough Farrokhzad

Mahmoud Gorji; Mohamadreza Hasani Jalilian; Ali Noori

Volume 18, Issue 1 , May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.52524.4615

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In the 1960s, the American psychologist Stephen Karpman introduced the three fundamental roles that every individual may assume in society: Persecutor, Victim, and Rescuer. This theory, ... Read More

A Thematic and Content Analysis of Articles Published in The Journal of Poetry Studies (Boostan Adab), Issues 1–60 (Spring 2009 – Summer 2024)

Mohammad Moradi; Sedigheh Mohammadi

Volume 18, Issue 1 , May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.53329.4647

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The Journal of Poetry Studies of Shiraz University is a scientific journal in the field of literary research that has been published since 2009 under the title Boostan Adab and has ... Read More

The Components of Imagery in the Ghazals of Indian Style Immigrant Poets, Based on Taleb Amoli's Ghazals

Roohallah Hashemi; Mahmoodi Mohammad Ali; Abdolali Oveisi Kahkha

Volume 18, Issue 1 , May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.52973.4645

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In literature, the set of expressive and creative tools belong to the realm of imagery and are located in the artist's imagination and are strongly influenced by the place and time ... Read More

An Analysis of Characters in the Story of Rostam and Sohrab

Volume 5, Issue 2 , July 2013, , Pages 151-176

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2013.597

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Psychoanalytic criticism is an important criticism which is usually employed to analyze the literary texts. This article studies the characters of Sohrab, Rostam and Kavous in “Rostam ... Read More

Study of "Mashuq" s names in lyric( ghazal).

Volume 6, Issue 3 , February 2014, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2014.2116

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AbstractStudy of "Mashuq" s names in lyric( ghazal).In lyric literature, "Mashuq" was named with various and different names and titles that the most basics are "Mashuq"(be loved), ... Read More

the manifestations of leman's affectation in hafiz's poem

Volume 6, Issue 4 , March 2015, , Pages 153-170

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2015.2374

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One of features of leman is that is unfolded for lover with various manifestations and try to attract lover. These manifestations construed as the affectation of leman. The results ... Read More

Narrative approach to the character archetype of the eternal relying on Shahnameh stories

Volume 7, Issue 1 , May 2015, , Pages 177-198

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2015.2410

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Narration is one of the most important elements in story, epic, and myth; and is considered the foundation of any statement. All linguistic references rely upon narration to convey ... Read More

رویکردی انتقادی به نوع حَماسی در ادبیّات فارسی

Volume 5, Issue 4 , July 2014, , Pages 41-66

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2014.1497

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In Persian literature genre of epic has been explained? In the stereotypical, repetitive and relatively Western Definition of Epic genre in Iran, Heritage of Persian literature has ... Read More

Analysis of Parable from the Origins of Persian Poetry Texts

Ahmad Goli; Yadollah Nasrollahi; Fereshteh Ahikhteh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 November 2025

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.51531.4579

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The phenomenon of literary cohesion undoubtedly consists of components, each of which, through the internalization of its role and reciprocal interactions with other elements, contributes ... Read More

Examining the Influence of Nizami Ganjavi's Works on the Folk Tale of Koroğlu, with a Focus on Haft Peykar and Khosrow and Shirin

Mohammad Hossien Nikdarasl; Foroud Abdolahi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 December 2025

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.53133.4640

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Nezami Ganjavi, one of the greatest and most influential poets and stylists in Persian storytelling, immortalized themes such as good and evil, love, and loyalty in Persian literature ... Read More

Discursive Functions of Dialect Highlighting in Contemporary Poetry of North Khorasan Based on the Semiotics Approach (Case Study: The Poems of Duchenar and Laylaneha by Hasan Roshan)

fatemeh zamani; ebrahim kanani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 December 2025

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.50839.4550

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Linguistic highlighting, in various lexical, syntactic, temporal, dialectal, and semantic forms, plays a central role in literary creations. In the eco-poems, the poet's references ... Read More Linguistic highlighting, in various lexical, syntactic, temporal, dialectal, and semantic forms, plays a central role in literary creations. In the eco-poems, the poet's references to cultural, environmental, and ecological components lead to an increasing frequency of local words, resulting in dialectal highlighting. This research, employing a qualitative semiotics approach, examines the discursive functions of dialectal highlighting in contemporary poetry from North Khorasan. For this purpose, two collections of poetry, Dochenar and Laylanah (song selections) by Hassan Roshan (d. 1976), have been selected, in which a total of 328 local and dialectal words are used in Dochenar and Laylanah. These words are mainly centered around local names of places, food, clothing, and games, which activate multiple functions at the levels of discourse. From the perspective of the emotional function of discourse, these words express the poet's attachment to his birthplace and, on a cognitive level, help to represent his social and cultural identity. This creates an incremental structure in the tense syntax of the discourse that deepens the lived experience of the audience. In the sensory-perceptual dimension, the purposeful use of dialectal words, in a phenomenological way, causes a "presentation of the absent." By activating the subject's five senses in the process of receiving meaning, this presence transforms native objects into a "cultural icon" and, in a nostalgic atmosphere, evokes deep feelings such as pride, strength, and happiness in the speaker and the audience. This sensory-perceptual dynamic, beyond a simple representation, leads to the creation of a unique aesthetic experience. In this experience, local vocabulary, by creating a time of “aesthetic presence,” causes the speaker to break away from the objective world and connect with the inner world. The result of this process is the production of creative poetic meaning and images, and it expresses the poet’s unique “discursive subjectivity.

The piran of Turan and Goudarz of Iran: A Comparison of Two Symbols of Wisdom in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh Based on Jung's Wise Old Man Archetype

abdollah vaceghabbasi; shahryar shahraki; jalaloddin gorgij

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.53884.4670

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The characters of Goudarz Gashvadegan and Piran Viseh in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh are two prominent figures from the opposing fronts of Iran and Turan. Despite their differing fates, they ... Read More

New information on Noqtavi works based on newly discovered poems by Amri Shirazi

Hamidreza Fahandezhsaadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2025.53096.4637

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Sheikh Abu al-Qasim Muhammad Amri Shirazi (killed in 999 AH) is a descendant of Bayazid Bastami and is considered one of the prominent figures of the Noqtawiyya sect in the second half ... Read More

Reflection of the Six Components of Virtue of Martin Seligman's Well-Being Theory in the Ghazal of "Āli Shirazi"

Majid Lashkari; Mohammad Amir Mashhadi; Sakineh Abbasi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 18 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2026.53390.4653

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Psychology, based on the perspectives and methods developed over time, has primarily focused on treating the human psyche, concentrating on the diagnosis and remediation of mental disorders, ... Read More Psychology, based on the perspectives and methods developed over time, has primarily focused on treating the human psyche, concentrating on the diagnosis and remediation of mental disorders, abnormalities, and psychological dysfunctions. Among these approaches, some have addressed the pre-pathological stage, adopting a preventive perspective that seeks to forestall the emergence of psychological maladjustments. One of the most notable contemporary approaches in this regard is Positive Psychology, which emphasizes the study and cultivation of positive emotions, character strengths, and virtues. While it is difficult to attribute the origin of this approach to a single founder due to its development among various psychologists, today it is largely associated with Martin Seligman (b. 1942). This approach, one of the most recent in the field of psychology, specifically targets elements that foster a positive and flourishing mindset. In his well-being theory, Seligman identifies six core virtues—transcendence, humanity, justice, courage, temperance, and wisdom—each accompanied by corresponding subcomponents.This study examines and maps the six virtues of Seligman’s well-being theory onto the ghazals of Āli Shirāzi (1048–1121 AH), a talented yet relatively understudied poet of the Indian Style (Sabk-e Hendi). Through this comparative analysis, the research identifies manifestations of each of the six positive-psychological virtues in Shirāzi’s ghazals, which include: appreciation of beauty and aspiration for virtue, gratitude, optimistic foresight, faith and purposeful living, generosity, humor, enthusiasm, altruism, love, tolerance, diligence and effort, patience, honesty, self-control, humility, cautious future-orientation, critical thinking, creativity, and emotional intelligence. Āli Shirāzi, with a positive and attentive perception of his surroundings, successfully integrates dual dimensions of the abstract and intuitive worlds within a shared spiritual context. This study further explores the concrete elements through which he artistically expresses these positive-psychological components and examines the mechanisms by which these elements are interwoven in his poetic creation.

From the "Valid Observer" to the "Anti-Observer": A Theoretical Model for Elucidating the Process of Individuation in Rumi’s Mysticism

Moein Kazemifar

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 March 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2026.54783.4704

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Aiming to elucidate the mechanism of "subject coherence" amidst the crushing pressure of "social judgment," this research seeks to propose a theoretical framework for analyzing the ... Read More

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The Essence Exir (A Analysis of the Minimalist Effects in the Poetry of Akbar Exir)

Ahmad Mohammadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 April 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2026.55490.4728

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(Faranoo) is a branch of contemporary Persian poetry that was invented by him along with several other poets. Farano poetry emphasizes the use of simple words, brevity, and the use ... Read More

Analysis of the Function of Prosodic Compositions and Terminology of Meter in Persian Poetry

Manoochehr Tashakori; Mokhtar Ebrahimi; Payam Nikbayan

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2026.54928.4714

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Before the development of scientific prosody (ʿarūż), teaching the metrical system of classical Persian poetry was considered one of the most challenging areas in Persian literature. ... Read More Before the development of scientific prosody (ʿarūż), teaching the metrical system of classical Persian poetry was considered one of the most challenging areas in Persian literature. Prosodists consistently attempted to resolve this challenge by inventing new instructional methods. According to the literary tradition, one of the most effective strategies for simplifying the teaching of prosody was the use of verse itself. Keeping this in mind, the authors of the present study examined various poetic collections, extracted relevant examples, and analyzed the function of prosodic compositions as well as the use of metrical terms and vocabulary. Through this process, they identified two distinct approaches taken by poets toward prosody and Persian poetry:Using poetry as a tool to facilitate the teaching of prosody, and Employing metrical terminology within poetry to create artistic and aesthetic effects on the reader.in the first approach, poets attempted to present prosodic concepts in metrical and rhymed form to improve instruction—works of this type are often labeled as “metrical prosody” (ʿarūż-e manẓūm) in manuscript sources. However, many of these works are considered tedious to read, and their authors have been criticized for prioritizing instruction over poetic beauty. As a response to this criticism, some poets incorporated rhetorical and prosodic devices into their poems, laying the foundation for what later became known as artificial poetry (shiʿr-e maṣnūʿ). Thus, “metrical prosody texts” and “artificial odes” constitute two major categories of poetic works that employ prosodic material—both of which are examined and evaluated in this research.In the second part of the article, the aesthetic use of prosodic terminology in poetry is analyzed. Various examples from Persian poetry are compared with similar cases in Arabic poetry, and the poets’ purposes in using metrical terminology are categorized and presented in statistical tables

Reflection of Ugliness in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh Based on Umberto Eco's Perspective

Elham Choobineh; Seyed Shahrokh Mousavian; mohammadhossein nikdarasl

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 May 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jba.2026.54835.4709

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As the most fundamental epic text in Persian language, Shahnameh presents a multi-layered picture of ugly concepts. Concepts that in addition to the physical dimension, are also manifested ... Read More As the most fundamental epic text in Persian language, Shahnameh presents a multi-layered picture of ugly concepts. Concepts that in addition to the physical dimension, are also manifested within the characters. This research, using a descriptive-analytical method, examines the reflection of ugliness in Shahnameh and uses Umberto Eco's perspective in his book "The History of Ugliness" and attempts to provide a deep understanding of aesthetic function of ugliness in Shahnameh. In his book "The History of Ugliness", Eco has examined the manifestations of ugliness in Western civilization from a historical and cultural perspective, showing that in Western history, ugliness has often been associated with the interior of the person. Also, Ferdowsi presented external and internal ugliness in Shahnameh within the framework of Iranian ethics, epic and worldview. This article attempts to show the commonalities between these two approaches to the concept of ugliness. The results showed that like the Western tradition, Ferdowsi considered deeper moral and social layers beyond appearance in his depiction of ugliness. Characters such as Zahhak and Demons are clear examples of facial ugliness and inner corruption. There are exceptions that make the reader reflect on the complex relationship between appearance and interior; for example, Sudabeh with her beautiful exterior, has an ugly interior, and Zal with his unnatural exterior, has a beautiful interior. Eco also exemplifies Helen's external beauty with an ugly interior. Iran's enemies are also seen as "others" in an identity and cultural demarcation, a manifestation of ugliness. In addition to external ugliness, the Shahnameh also features many internal uglinesses; uglinesses that are not visible on the person's appearance but have contaminated the person's interior and led to ugly behaviors; such as the ugliness resulting from the love of power in Goshtasb or the ugliness resulting from foolishness in Keykavus, etc.

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