چکیده:
Myth and myth-making are fundamental devices that have a significant connection with the phenomenon of war, and war writers can create lasting literary works by resorting to them. In this research, using a descriptive-analytical method, the capacities and limitations of myth-making in war novels have been examined. By reflecting on the political, social, psychological, cultural, etc., structures dominant during wartime, the authors have explored and analyzed the contexts and obstacles of myth-making in war novels. Studies show that capacities such as the influence and modeling of war from the Islamic Revolution and the influence of the revolution on the use of myth, the influence of religion in the creation and reappearance of myths, the similarity between the narrative structure of the revolution and war with the macro-structure based on Iranian myth—namely the opposition of good and evil, etc.—could be points of interest for writers to create lasting mythological novels; on the other hand, limitations such as a one-dimensional perspective and the feeling of self-sufficiency of many writers regarding the knowledge of Iranian myths and the myths of other nations, as well as factors of this kind, have created obstacles in the tendency of war writers toward myth.
خلاصه ماشینی:
" (Bidani 1373: 17) It is here that writers of war novels find many possibilities for mythologizing heroes and wartime situations, as well as referring to ancient myths to represent contemporary situations and create social cohesion.
The author himself has heard from some Sacred Defense combatants that their presence on the front, in addition to religious and patriotic fervor, was due to a deep desire to escape the monotony of life and to seek adventure and experience new environments and situations; meaning that which is the basis for many mythical stories in the world, and Joseph Campbell calls it the "monomyth" narrative.
Despite all this, some mythical novels were written in the years after the war that are considered prominent and excellent works and reflect the best examples of myth-making.
Although the author, like other war writers, has concluded the story's progression in accordance with his own ideological viewpoint, his objective description and imagery, his impartiality, and his ability to create an illusion of reality, alongside the artistic integration and dissolution of myths within the novel, have bestowed a commendable attractiveness and depth upon this work.
The Islamic Revolution and the subsequent imposed war, in the popular sphere and in social and political forms, made extensive use of myth-making from the events and characters of Islamic history and had a significant impact on Iranian society and the individuals of Iran; however, this mythical influence and its presence on the throne of history and the view of the course of history within the context of myth, in the realm of novel writing and short stories, was as rare as non-existent.
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