Document Type : short article

Author

• Mahdi Ramazani

Assistant Prof Persian Language and Literature Tabriz ,Uniersity.Iran

Abstract

 
The transformation of symbols and literary imageries in contemporary Persian poetry stands as one of the most salient indicators of stylistic and thematic changes in this era. Literary interaction with the West —particularly with French literature— has provided fertile ground for semantic innovation, defamiliarization, and the redefinition of classical symbols. Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, one of the influential figures in modern Persian poetry, has, drawing upon his lived experiences and linguistic competence, re-envisioned the symbol of the planet Venus (Zohreh/Anahita) in an innovative and distinct manner. This article, adopting a comparative and semiotic approach, examines the origin and the mechanism of the formulation of the novel symbol “the shepherd of the heavens” (Shabān-e Falak) ascribed to Venus in Shahriar’s poetry, and seeks to elucidate its position within the broader process of the transformation of symbols in contemporary Persian poetry.
 

Keywords

• Shahriyar
• French language
• Venus
• the constellation of shepherd
• allusion

Main Subjects

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