An Analysis of the Effects of the Holy Defense Emblems in Poems of Isfahanian Poets

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD student of Persian language and literature, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

3 Associate Professor of Department of Persian Language and Literature, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

Abstract

Political and social transitions after the revolution and the imposed war leaded the atmosphere of the society to a trend towards a sort of literature of endurance and perseverance called holy defense literature and holy defense as a great event in the history of Islamic revolution caused deep transformation in literature of Iran specially literature of perseverance. Undoubtedly literature of holy defense as a branch of the literature of perseverance has distinctive characteristics that separates it as a special type of literature from the other types. Survey and analysis of the poems of this type from various points of view has particular importance. One of the fields of survey is the presence of the prominent characters of the holy defense in poems of the poets that are introduced as the emblem and symbol in literal texts. In this study the poems of Isfahanian poets were selected. Isfahan is a city which played an important role in war and play of its citizens and the bravery of its commanders is not covert to anyone. The poets of Isfahan also enjoyed from this spiritual prop and created prominent artworks. Great martyrs as the significant emblems of the holy defense have significant effect in poems of perseverance and Isfahanian responsible poets express their thoughts through naming the innocent chivalrous emblems in their poems and retell their dramatic direct and indirect effects.
Emblems are the people that because of their specific moral, cultural and social characteristics deserve to be the model by other people. Thus, seeking these moral treasures among the literal texts and poems is a big opportunity to know the effects of these emblems in individual and social aspects to display their role and influence in literature more than before. Therefore, this study which has been done in a descriptive-analytical way is supposed to survey and analyze their most important effects and reflects their practical role in developing human character and prosperity and the society identification.
Through Studying these poems among the works which they have collected the holy defense poems of Isfahan and the available collections in this field, the main impacts and transformation that these precious emblems had on poetry and the holy defense literature of Isfahan and even Iran, we can infer these results: Generally the impacts are classified into 8 groups: 1. Cohesion and replication with the national, religious and historical emblems 2. Keeping and reviving the religious national and historical identification 3. To motivate and stimulate the emotions 4. To keep the homeland, Independence and national honors. 5. Showing the emblems as national honor 6. The effect of religious emblems on beliefs and behaviors of holy defense symbols of Isfahan. 7. The youth emulation of emblems, warning and informing them 8. Bond with romantic mysticism.
 

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Journal of Resistance Literature
Volume 14, Issue 26
November 2022
Pages 51-74

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