Abstract:
Through stories, writers present their own thoughts and ideas, and sometimes those of society, and their fictional works often display the social, cultural, political, and national culture of the society. Iranian and Arab writers play a decisive role in the field of contemporary literature. Simin Daneshvar is one of the female writers who has addressed the social, political, historical, and national culture of Iran in her novels. In contrast, the Egyptian writer, Naguib Mahfouz, has also had an active presence in the field of contemporary literature and has depicted the most important cultural and social issues of Egypt at a certain point in time in his fictional works with a realistic approach. Considering the influence of these two authors on national and social culture and its reflection in their works, the aim of this research is to find similarities and differences in the components of national culture in the novels “Savashun” by Daneshvar and “Madaq Alley” by Najib Mahfouz using a descriptive-analytical method. The findings of the research indicate that both authors have deeply investigated the social, cultural and historical issues of their society in writing their novels, such as the consequences of war, social insecurity, patriotism, wedding ceremonies, etc. National identity in “Savashun” is formed mostly through the individual and collective struggles of the characters; while in “Madaq Alley”, national identity is depicted through the daily life and social interactions of the characters.
Machine summary:
A Comparative Study of the Components of National Culture in the Societies of Iran and Egypt (Case Study: "Savushun" by Simin Daneshvar and "Madq Alley" by Naguib Mahfouz) Masoumeh Sadeghi 1 Zahra Ghanbarali Baghni 2 , Ebrahim Monesan 3 Abstract Authors present their own specific thoughts and ideas, and sometimes those of society, through stories, and many fictional works display the social, cultural, political, and national conditions of a society.
Naguib Mahfouz, an Egyptian writer, has also had an active presence in the field of contemporary literature and, with a realistic perspective, has depicted the most significant cultural and social issues of Egypt during a certain period of time in his fictional works.
Given the influence of national and social culture on these two authors and its reflection in their works, the aim of this research is to conduct a comparative study of the similarities and differences in the components of national culture in the novels Savushun by Daneshvar and Madq Alley Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch, Garmsar, Iran (Corresponding Author) m.
In contrast, Naguib Mahfouz, by placing fictional elements together in his novels, has reflected human issues and their deep connection with social life, national, moral, religious, and even political culture.
The purpose of this research is to conduct a comparative study of cultural, social, political, historical, and national components, using a descriptive-analytical method in the works of two great contemporary writers, Simin Daneshvar and Naguib Mahfouz, and to find the points of similarity and difference in the works of these two authors.
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