Document Type : Original Article

Author

• Mona Alimadadi

Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Physical Education, Gonbad Kavous University, Golestan, Iran.

Abstract

The constitutional system in 1285 A.H. established, and it's aim was compensating for the backwardness, reforming the affairs and the progress and promotion of the country in the world but it soon failed, plunging the country into unprecedented political, economic, and social chaos. It was under these circumstances Iranian intellectuals realized the only way out of successive crises was the establishment of a "powerful enlightened tyranny." They pursued two goals from this idea: first, that with the coming to power of a powerful government, Iran could regain its past glory; Secondly, in powerful government, fundamental reforms should be carried out in order to modernize and develop the country and raise its position in the world. In this article, the author intends to explore the literature of the time, the tendency of some Iranian poets and writers to enlighten tyranny / powerful national government with the aim of restoring Iran to its ancient glory and achieving modernity. The question raised in this article is how and in what way is the tendency towards enlightened tyranny (as a political approach) reflected in post-constitutional literature (from 1285 A.D. to 1310 A.H.)? The result of this research was that the tendency towards enlightened tyranny has been manifested in four ways in the literature of this period: 1. Expressing concern about post-constitutional unrest. 2. Criticism of the failure to achieve the slogans and goals of constitutionalists. 3. The desire for the emergence of a powerful government to organize the affairs of the country. 4. Nationalism.

Keywords

• Enlightened Authority
• Powerful Government
• Constitutional Period
• Constitutional Period Poetry
• Nationalism