Abstract:
The most important features of the public myths are sanctity and eternity in the form of narrative which are presented through a nice language. Myth in literature has been manifested in two different ways. In its first form it is partially narrative and in its second form it emerges by the intuitive knowledge of the poets. The creative minds of the great literary figures interact with their wisdom and produce the stories. After great poets like Ferdowsi، Moulavi and Hafez، such kind of myth in Persian language has been less produced. In this study the reasons behind such reduction has been investigated. A descriptive and discourse approach within a theoretical framework has been used in this study. Also cultural، political and social reasons of this reduction have been reviewed. These reasons mainly can be due to Mongal invasion، the Safavid religious disputes، lack of cultural and scientific centers and finally the immigration of noble people to India. It is worth mentioning that the effects of myth on other aspects of human life like culture، art، architecture and painting can be traced which shows the transferable nature of myth.
Machine summary:
In general, the results of the research show that during this period, due to socio-political transformations, the Mongol invasion and subsequently the Timurids, the religious wars of the Safavids, the destruction of cultural-scientific centers and the migration of scholars and culture to India, the rupture from the tradition of Persian poetry, the decline of poetic taste and refinement in Safavid society, the vulgarization of literature, and the distancing from pure literary art, the application of myth in literature became faint; this characteristic is worthy of investigation in the themes and content of the poems of this period.
The reason for the lack of attention to myths in this period, considering that myth is fluid, possesses sanctity and eternity, and its scope encompasses all times and places, is the main problem of this research, and an effort is made, taking into account the political, social, cultural, and literary transformations in this period and the influence and impact of the situational context on the literature of this era, to investigate and analyze the application of myth.
Fotouhi, in the book "Literary Criticism in the Indian Style," has pointed to the lack of myth in the literature of the Safavid period, believing that in this era, due to riddling, the popularization of literature, and also the lack of knowledge among the poets of this period regarding the literary sources of previous eras following socio-political transformations, complex expression, delving into the depths of phenomena, and constructing a small and limited world in the mind have replaced myth-making (Fotouhi, 2006, p.
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