Abstract:
Dehkhoda and Brecht, who were contemporaries of each other, despite living in two different land, experienced the tyranny of the dictators and the bitterness of exile in their lives. This similarity in their lived experience, as well as the constant struggle for freedom that is reflected in their poetry, has caused the themes of their two famous poems, " Remember!" and "To the People of the Future", to be similar. They first describe their dark times and boast of the ignorance and irresponsibility of the people, then enumerate their struggles with oppressive rulers to enlighten public opinion. Dehkhoda believes that despite the suffocating atmosphere he and his colleagues have done their duty and in this way they have even sacrificed their lives, while Brecht admits that his efforts, although of little power, were not enough. Both poets are confident that this dark day is coming to an end and ask the people of the future to remember them
Machine summary:
ir Article Information Abstract Dehkhoda and Brecht, who were contemporaries, despite living in two different lands, experienced similar ups and downs, and both tasted the era of tyranny of autocrats, war, poverty, famine, and the bitterness of exile.
Keywords: Dehkhoda, Brecht, Comparative Literature, Social Poetry, Remember, To Posterity.
Therefore, we aim to, in the present article, following the perspective of the American School of Comparative Literature, conduct a comparative study of the poems “Remember the Dead Candle” by Dehkhoda and “To Posterity”1 by Brecht, and thereby gain insight into some of the commonalities between Iranian and German culture and literature.
Research has also been done on Brecht’s works in Iran, including: the book “The Evolution of Narrative Theater in the Plays of Bertolt Brecht” by Haddadi, the articles “Comparative Analysis of the Social Poems of Bertolt Brecht and Ahmad Shamlu” by Diri et al.
It is worth mentioning that the studies conducted showed that no study has yet addressed the poem “Remember the Dead Candle” by Dehkhoda and “To Posterity” by Brecht with a comparative approach, and therefore, the present research seemed necessary.
In contrast to Dehkhoda, whose poetic aspect is overshadowed by his research work and is less visible, Brecht can rightfully be considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century of German literature that Especially, the influence of his political and social poems on poets after him is undeniable (Keit Ashstein 64).
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