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Comparative analysis of the structure of prefaces of history books and Safavid era tazkerehs

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Title: Comparative analysis of the structure of prefaces of history books and Safavid era tazkerehs
Authors: Zahra HajMohammadi, Arezu Pooryazdanpanah
Source: نثرپژوهی ادب فارسی, Vol 26, Iss 54, Pp 109-138 (2024)
Publisher Information: Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Language and Literature
Subject Terms: preface writing, autobiography, historiography, safavid era, structure of prefaces, Language and Literature
Description: The preface is the entrance of the reader and the writer to the main text. The tradition of preface writing flourished in the 4th and 5th centuries of Hijri and reached its peak and elevation in the Timurid period. Preface writing continued in the Safavid era and was accompanied by innovations and changes. Historiography and tazkira writing are two fields that received special attention in the Safavid era. In this essay, the structure of the prefaces of the prose texts of the Safavid era and their constituent elements have been analyzed and their points of commonality and difference have been explained by relying on history books and tazkirehs. The findings of the research indicate that although the writers of the Safavid era followed the tradition of writing prefaces in the past periods, but the structure of the prefaces of the examined texts was accompanied by changes. Naat and Manqbat of Ahl al-Bayt (pbuh), especially the praise of Hazrat Ali (pbuh) and bringing praise to the infallible imams due to the prevalence of Shiism in the Safavid era, are among the prefaces of the prose texts of this period. Historians and tazkira writers have performed almost the same function in writing praises and praises of God, Naat and Manqbat of the Prophet (PBUH), chapter of Al-Khattab, introduction of the author, reason for authoring the book, emphasis on the importance of the subject of the book; However, in dealing with the praise of Mahdi Aliyyah (donor),
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: Persian
ISSN: 2821-1847
Relation: https://jll.uk.ac.ir/article_3997_fdec6ade166cf6c31779e05fe362d8a6.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2821-1847
DOI: 10.22103/jll.2023.22142.3087
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/a892e9f69eb04f238e4a7ceba85a414e
Accession Number: edsdoj.892e9f69eb04f238e4a7ceba85a414e
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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Abstract:The preface is the entrance of the reader and the writer to the main text. The tradition of preface writing flourished in the 4th and 5th centuries of Hijri and reached its peak and elevation in the Timurid period. Preface writing continued in the Safavid era and was accompanied by innovations and changes. Historiography and tazkira writing are two fields that received special attention in the Safavid era. In this essay, the structure of the prefaces of the prose texts of the Safavid era and their constituent elements have been analyzed and their points of commonality and difference have been explained by relying on history books and tazkirehs. The findings of the research indicate that although the writers of the Safavid era followed the tradition of writing prefaces in the past periods, but the structure of the prefaces of the examined texts was accompanied by changes. Naat and Manqbat of Ahl al-Bayt (pbuh), especially the praise of Hazrat Ali (pbuh) and bringing praise to the infallible imams due to the prevalence of Shiism in the Safavid era, are among the prefaces of the prose texts of this period. Historians and tazkira writers have performed almost the same function in writing praises and praises of God, Naat and Manqbat of the Prophet (PBUH), chapter of Al-Khattab, introduction of the author, reason for authoring the book, emphasis on the importance of the subject of the book; However, in dealing with the praise of Mahdi Aliyyah (donor),
ISSN:28211847
DOI:10.22103/jll.2023.22142.3087