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  • Journal Full Name: Literary Interdisciplinary Research
  • Website: https://lir.ihcs.ac.ir/?lang=en
  • Electronic ISSN: 2717-3224
  • Place of Publication: Iran, Tehran
  • Publisher: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
  • Scientific Management: Research Institute of Language and Literature
  • Initial publication year: 2019
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  • Sub-Discipline: Interdisciplinary
  • Specialized Field: Persian Language and Literature
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Literary interdisciplinary research

Examining Self-Actualization Components in the Book "365 Stories for the Nights of the Year" Based on Abraham Maslow's Theories

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2025.50172.1933

batool ghorbani; Morad Esmaeeli; mona alimadadi

Abstract One of the most effective contemporary methods for transmitting educational content to children is the use of storybooks and narrative collections. This study employs a descriptive–analytical method and an interdisciplinary approach to examine the collection 365 Stories for the Nights of the Year, written for age groups A and B, through the theoretical lens of Abraham Maslow. It asks how various manifestations of self-actualization in Maslow’s theory are represented in this collection. Findings indicate that many stories in the book incorporate key indicators of self-actualization identified by Maslow—such as a clearer understanding of reality and an ease of relating to it, empathy, philosophical and nonaggressive playfulness, creativity, acceptance of self, others and nature, and problem orientation. By listening to and reading these tales, children can be exposed to and educated about these concepts, thereby smoothing their trajectories toward personality development and eventual attainment of higher stages of individual growth characterized by self-actualized traits in Maslow’s framework.

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Media functions of Persian poetry

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2025.49081.1875

mostafa dashtiahangar; Hosein Mohammadi

Abstract Studying media tools, especially mass media, although not very old, has taken various mediums throughout human communication history. In Iran, some of the oldest media include tablets, stone inscriptions, books, and pulpits (Khotbeh), which played a significant role in traditional society. Persian poetry has also been one of the most important media in Iranian culture from its inception to the present day. Despite being less recognized for various reasons, Persian poetry remains one of the most influential traditional media in Iran due to its accessibility and services. Today, an important topic regarding media is understanding and analyzing their functions. Media can be classified into categories such as traditional and modern, new and old, media and mass media. This article uses descriptive analysis to explore the functions of Persian poetry as a medium from the perspective of medialogy. It examines these functions through various perspectives and summarizes these views within traditional Iranian media, particularly poetry. The research demonstrates that the most important functions of Persian poetry as a medium include providing information, standardization, mediation, entertainment, and inspiration.

Literary interdisciplinary research

The Wounded Soul: Representation of Trauma in Reza Zangiabadi's Novel Khūn Khargūš (Rabbit's Blood)

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2025.52461.2039

Ebrahim Kanani; Zahra javanbakht

Abstract Trauma is an experience beyond the capacity of language to represent and occurs when a traumatic event is experienced before conscious understanding. Žižek considers any exposure to a traumatic event to be trauma, and Lacan describes the individual's inability to represent that event as a fact. This research, using a descriptive-analytical method, examines and analyzes trauma in Reza Zangiabadi's story Khūn Khargūš (Rabbit's Blood). The purpose of this research is to psychoanalyze the nature of trauma and how it is represented in the characters of the novel. Fariba, the main character of the story, suffers from deep psychological wounds in the face of violence, poverty, and patriarchal domination, which are reflected in her narration, dialogues, meaningful silences, and stuttering. Fariba is not only a symbol of a damaged individual but also a reflection of repressed femininity in a patriarchal society. The present narrative presents trauma by breaking the timeline, creating a nightmarish atmosphere, and using linguistic techniques. Based on the analysis, Rabbit's Blood is a literary depiction of the psychological wounds that lie in the unconscious layers of the characters and can only emerge through linguistic and narrative failures. This novel is an embodiment of silence and stuttering in the face of violence, poverty, despair, and loneliness; something that falls within the realm of the Lacanian real.

Literary interdisciplinary research

Analyzing the Meaning of Two Qajar Pictorial Rugs "The Meeting of Shirin and Farhad" Using Panofsky's Iconological Method

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2025.51367.1997

Abolghasem Dadvar; Elaheh Panjehbashi; Shaghayegh Godazgar

Abstract Pictorial rugs of the Qajar period reflect the social, cultural, and artistic conditions of their time. Among literary themes, Nezami Ganjavi’s Khosrow and Shirin, composed in the 6th century AH, appears more frequently than other narratives on these rugs. This study aims to uncover the hidden meaning behind the depiction of the meeting between Shirin and Farhad on pictorial rugs, and the research question is how these rugs can be analyzed based on the iconological approach and Panofsky’s theories. This fundamental research follows a descriptive–analytical method. The samples include two rugs depicting the meeting of Shirin and Farhad, and data were collected through library research. The findings show that the spread of the myth of the “foreign woman” in the Qajar period reinforced the credibility of Shirin’s character in Nezami’s tale and contributed to the frequent representation of this story in pictorial rugs. The creation of 'Shirin and Farhad meeting' on carpets reflects an event in the collective unconscious influenced by the West and the spirit of the Qajar era. The depiction of Shirin and Farhad meeting could reference Qajar society’s unfavorable circumstances, gender discrimination, and the Shah and courtiers’ plots to eliminate experienced individuals.

Literary interdisciplinary research

Grammar of Enigma Investigation and Analysis of the Structural Components of Enigma

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2025.52872.2057

Ahmad Rezaei; Atefeh Saleh

Abstract Many researchers of the 20th century in the field of language and literature sought to provide a reasoned and regular framework for that form by analysing the structure of literary types, analysing their structure in the form of a few simple forms. Among the forms in question, for which they believed that a grammar could be prepared, was an enigma; but such a grammar was never fulfilled;However, it seems possible to extract common and repeated elements by analysing the structure of different enigmas and putting together the frequently used components in their structure. By putting them together, a grammar for this form can be compiled.

Based on this, in the current research, while examining and analyzing the definition of enigma and its connection with other forms such as riddles, irony, and metaphor, we have extracted the most frequent components in the structure of enigma with the inductive method based on description and analysis. The result of the research shows that, in addition to the "questioning" aspect, the six elements of paradox, opposition, metaphor, simile, personification, animism, and collocation are the basic elements of enigma; Perhaps enigma uses one of these elements or two, three, or all six elements. Based on the use of the mentioned elements, 64 forms can be considered for the grammar of the enigma, but the analysis of several enigmas showed that five patterns have more frequency. In these five patterns, simile is the main component, while metaphor, paradox, and personification are also used in four patterns.

Literary interdisciplinary research

Introduction to Four Interdisciplinary Theories of Humor: A Conceptual and Practical Analysis for Analyzing Satirical Poetry

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2025.51709.2009

Yahya Ataei

Abstract This article employs a theoretical-analytical approach and a qualitative-descriptive method to integrate four major theories of humor-superiority, incongruity, relief, and labeling-into a unified framework for literary analysis. Each theory illuminates a distinct dimension of humor’s mechanism. The superiority theory, rooted in classical Greek philosophy, interprets humor as arising from a sense of dominance and the recognition of others’ shortcomings. The incongruity theory views humor as a response to the sudden clash between expectation and reality. Relief theory, grounded in psychology, explains humor as a means of releasing internal tension and suppressed emotions. Labeling theory, informed by sociological perspectives, examines humor’s role in critiquing and renegotiating social labels and norms. Analyses of Persian and English poetic examples demonstrate that these theories function complementarily, enabling a multilayered understanding of comic expression. The findings suggest that humor, beyond entertainment, operates as a critical tool for exposing dysfunction, recasting power relations, and managing psychological pressures. Integrating these four theories provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the nature, structure, and functions of humor and opens new avenues for future research across literary, cultural, political, and psychological domains.

Literary interdisciplinary research

Language Functions in Major Iranian and Turani Characters' discourses addressed to Siyavas in Ferdowsi's Shahname: A Study based on Communication Theory of Jakobson

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2025.50047.1923

Mousa Ghonchepour; Zahra Iranmanesh; Reza Esfandyarpour

Abstract Human beings continuously communicate with each other and they employ language functions to transmit the concepts and meanings in this social relationship. In this research the discourse of major Iranian and Turani characters with Siyavash in Shahname will be analyzed to be clarified to what extent the emotive, conative, phatic, referential, poetic and metalingual language functions are employed to transmit the ideas and concepts. Moreover, the functions having more frequencies will be identified. In this descriptive- analytical study the sampling is purposeful and the instrumentation is the checklist including the language functions of communicative model of Jakobson (1960 & 1995). The results show that the most frequent language function is conative in Iranian discourse (Keykavous, Sudabeh, Rustam) with Siyavash while the phatic function is the most frequent in discourse of major character of Turan (Afrasiab, Piran, Garsivaz and Farigis) with him. The findings also indicate that major Iranian characters in this story use language to influence on Siyavash and to persuade him to accept their ideas while major Turani characters employ language to make solidarity approach him and create a friendly atmosphere.

Literary interdisciplinary research

Investigation and analysis of the majnon love character in "Lily and the mahnon" based on the military Robert J. Sternbergs love triangle theory in Psychology

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 November 2023

hossein qasemizadeh; bizhan zahiri nan

Abstract Lily and Majnoon is one of Ganjavi's most important military works in the field of lyrical literature. Nezami depicts one of the most important and famous Arabic love stories in this poem. In this research, using the library study method and in a descriptive-analytical way and using Robert J. Sternbergs love triangle theory. (which is a psychological theory), the character of insane love has been studied, studied and analyzed. Studies show that majnon love in Lily and the majnon system, from Sternberg's point of view, is participatory love; Thus, the majnon enjoys intimacy in relation to a slight negligence; His love consists of components such as the desire to increase the well-being of the beloved, great respect for the beloved, mutual understanding of the parties in the relationship, sharing himself and the property and assets of the parties, gaining emotional support from the beloved, feeling emotional support to the beloved, sincere communication and respect Putting each other into a discussion of intimacy.In addition to intimacy, commitment is another issue that the majnon has in itself, and intimacy and commitment together create a shared love that is the majnon love for Lily. majnon love does not have the side of emotion (passion) in itself.

Literary interdisciplinary research

The Illustrations of Khayyam's quatrains; from the Eastern Images to the Western Interpretation

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 23 August 2023

Fatemeh Mahvan

Abstract The art of illustrating literary works embellished text and helps to better understand the text. Khayyam's painting of quatrains has attracted the attention of Western painters not only from the perspective of Oriental artists but also with the help of Fitzgerald's translation. This study examines the most prominent examples of Khayyam's quatrains from east to west and answers the question of what are the differences between the illustrations of Eastern and Western artists and from what point of view each Have the quatrains have been noticed? One of the most famous Eastern examples is the quatrains of Mohammad Tajvidi's paintings and one of the best Western examples is the paintings of Edmund Sullivan, Gabriel Rosserti, and Gilbert James, which this study deals with. The necessity of research is that although in the West, a great deal of attention has been paid to the illustration of quatrains, but the Iranians have not paid enough attention to Khayyam's poems, especially its illustrations, and the existing paintings are mainly market art. Therefore, comparing these drawings with Western examples can further reveal the visual capabilities of the quatrains. The results show that Iranian painters were content to create an image equivalent to the quatrains, but Western artists took an interpretive approach to the quatrains and tried to create innovative images for Khayyam's quatrains through mythological symbols and the link between Eastern and Western culture.

Literary interdisciplinary research

Investigating the meaningful relationship between narration and narration-listening Case example: Amir Arslan's narration and Naseruddin Shah Qajar's narration

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 July 2023

maryam dorpar; helma Amiri

Abstract رمانس امیرارسلان که در روساخت یک روایت عاشقانۀ طولانی است و در آن حوادث خارق‌العاده روی می‌دهد، مورد توجه ناصرالدین شاه قاجار بوده است. با توجه به این که در نظام پادشاهی، شاه در رأس هرم قدرت قرار دارد و روایت-شنویی او می‌تواند معنادار باشد، مسئله‌ای که پژوهش حاضر بدان می‌پردازد، بررسی رابطۀ معنادار بین روایت امیرارسلان با زندگی و شخصیت روایت‌شنو خاص آن- ناصرالدین شاه- است. این مطالعه از طریق بررسی مقولۀ قدرت در رمانس امیرارسلان به انجام می‌رسد؛ با طرح این پرسش‌ها که چه عواملی در ایجاد قدرت فرادست در این رمانس نقش دارند و مقولۀ قدرت به چه انواعی قابل دسته بندی است؟ و چه رابطۀ معناداری بین زندگی و شخصیت ناصرالدین شاه و روایت امیرارسلان وجود دارد؟ نتایج پژوهش نشان می‌دهد که در زیرساخت این روایت عاشقانه، قدرت مقوله‌ای پیچیده است که با ابزارهایی مانند برجسته‌سازی و حاشیه‌رانی، شکل‌گیری هویت‌های چندگانه، موقعیت سوژه‌ها، تخاصم و غیریت‌سازی و عشق به‌عنوان ابزاری قدرتمند که مبارزه را به‌عنوان دال مرکزی در درون گفتمان خود دارد، شکل می‌گیرد و به انواع قدرت نرم و قدرت سخت قابل دسته‌بندی است. همچنین نتایج پژوهش نشان می‌دهد که امیرارسلان در جایگاه قهرمان، دالی است که جانشین استعاری غیاب بزرگ شجاعت، مسئولیت‌پذیری و اعتماد به نفس بالا در وجود ناصرالدین شاه بوده است و تحقق آرزوهای دست نیافته ناصرالدین شاه - در دوران، کودکی، جوانی و بزرگسالی- در جهان روایت، این قصه را برای او چنان جذاب نموده که چندین بار از زبان نقال زبردست دربار به این قصه گوش فرا داده است.

Literary interdisciplinary research

Mothers' otherness, Constructing the subjectivity of mothers in young adults' novels

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 August 2023

Mahnaz Jokari; Saeed Hesampour

Abstract Motherhood is a concept that its representation in the real world is influenced by theories, history, legends and constructions that are institutionalized in the culture of a nation. In this research, considering the importance of motherhood in young adults' novels, we have investigated the types of mothers' subjectivity. The purpose of this research is to investigate the variety of mothers' subjectivity in the history of young adults' novels. The approach of the research was to examine the subject and power from Foucault point of view and other theorists, and the research method was qualitative and inductive data analysis. For this purpose, more than 30 fiction works from the 5 recent decades have been reviewed and, in this research, 15 examples in 6 categories of mothers' subjectivity have been extracted. The results of the research show that the subjectivity of mothers in these works from the 50s until now, according to the passage of time, does not vary much and is always defined under the influence of power relations. After examining the works, 6 categories of subjectivity for mothers can be listed: 1. None subjectivity; 2. objective; 3. Accomplice subject; 4. mediating subjectivity (emphasized femininity); 5. discourse subjectivity; 6. Economic subject.

Psychoanalysis of two (one male and one female) characters of the novel Souvashun based on the theory of neurosis of Karen Horney

Volume 2, Issue 4, January 2021, Pages 191-220

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2020.33381.1215

Mohammad Ali Rezaei; sara Zirak; Amir Ismail Azar

Abstract In this article, the two main characters of Souvashun's novel (Yousef and Zari) are psychoanalyzed by Karen Horney's theory of neurosis. Karen Horneydescribes different types of neurotic behavior as a result of overusing coping strategies to deal with basic anxiety caused by interpersonal relationships. She identified three broad categories of three neurotic needs in her theory: needs for power, prestige and affection. Horney considers the presence of anxiety as the main sign of nervous conflict in personality. Psychoanalytic analysis showed that the male character of the novel (Joseph) reflects all kinds of natural desires, feelings, and behaviors without anxiety, and that his behavioral contradictions are the kind of natural contradictions seen in ordinary human beings. But the character of the female one (Zari) is very anxious. The fundamental contradiction in his behavior reflects the symptoms of a benevolent nervous personality. Severe anxiety in Zari's character breaks down his character's defense structure. Eventually the fear of madness comes. Here, the neurotic character prepares to heal and undergo treatment. In Souvashun's novel, Dr. Abdullah Khan, by referring Zarito her real self, helps her overcome the gap between her imaginary self and his real self and regain her lost courage.

Majnun Layla's Roundabout Migrations through Comparative Literature and Post-colonial Interdisciplinarity

Volume 2, Issue 4, January 2021, Pages 164-190

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2020.33668.1223

Haidar Khezri

Abstract The love story of Majnun Layla, a legend that originated in the Middle East, has been translated and retold so often that it has become part of our global literary imagination. The story has been often received, compared, and studied in connection to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This is despite the fact that there are fundamental differences between the two masterpieces, not to mention that the reception of Majnun Layla has exceeded literary reception, extending to other media. The first part of the article presents new social, political, religious, and literary interpretations of Majnun Layla. The second part of the article discusses the legend’s migration from seventh-century Arabic culture to its operatic adaption in Azerbaijan in 1908 (the first opera to be staged in an Islamic context), its first cinematic adaptation in Malay language in 1933 in Bangladesh, its first scholarly treatment in comparative literature in Iran in 1938-1940, and finally its most recent cinematic representation in the 2011 American movie Habibi. The article notes the most important achievements and elements that have been added to the story during the legend's cross-cultural and multidisciplinary journeys. The article concludes by proposing that the multiple-horizontal-circle model of comparative literature and post-colonial studies is more adequate for understanding texts like Majnun Layla than the conventional binary-vertical-linear model for research in Arabic and Middle Eastern comparative literature and world literature. 

A Study and Analysis of the Structure and Content of Persian Poems of Elementary Books

Volume 2, Issue 3, May 2020, Pages 322-346

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2020.4996

sajad najafi behzadi; ziba alikhni; masumeh MEHRI

Abstract Attention to the structure and content of textbooks is very important given the psychological and developmental characteristics of the child. Poems related to the child's domain should be in line with their psychological characteristics and the content of the poem should be consistent with the child's thinking and intellectual environment. The purpose of this study is to investigate the structure and content of Persian poetry books in elementary school. Investigating the content of poems, templates, weight, gender, and poetry (classical or contemporary) are the most important components of this research. The research method is descriptive and analysis of textbooks and method of gathering information, documents and libraries. The results showed that the poets, templates, weight and gender of the poets in accordance with the sixth grade of the elementary school and the characteristics of the child's development were not paid much attention. Topics are often repeated in elementary school. The four-sided format was the most used in the poems. As we get closer to the final years of elementary school, new and modern forms are used less frequently. Due to the child's mental development and increasing vocabulary at the end of elementary school (fifth and sixth grade), more nymaii and song formats can be used. The most common use of contemporary poets in the first elementary period is the first to the third grade, and the number of contemporary poet’s decreases as we approach the end of the period.

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"Study of children's affection based on Karen ور Horne's theory of psychoanalysis Case study: The story of "I am not Baba's servant" by Ahmad Akbarpour

Volume 4, Issue 8, January 2023, Pages 54-87

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2022.40303.1476

Mansoor Pirani; Marzieh Salimian

Abstract The health, education and success of children in today's world is one of the most important issues in families, educational environment, culture and children's literature, which is reflected in stories, animations and other literary genres. The importance of this issue led to the study of children's literary works with a psychological approach. For this purpose, stories were studied; Among them, the story "I am not my daddy’s servant" written by Ahmad Akbarpour was chosen to clearly reflect this important point. The story narrates the problems of the life of a child named Davood, many of whose characteristics as the main character of the story reflect the personality of loving people based on the threefold division of Carnorhorney and compatible with his theory of psychoanalysis. This article, with a descriptive-analytical method, intends to identify and introduce the conflict of affection, to examine the main character of this story and to analyze her personality angles, which is a reflection of the characteristics of a loving person. The purpose of this article is to study the dimensions of benevolence and provide a solution to sublimate this important issue.

Psychological analysis of children's personality in the stories of Houshang Moradi Kermani based on Karen Horney's theory

Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2020, Pages 28-44

https://doi.org/10.30465/lir.2019.4400

Naser Poorhabibi; Mohammad Gholamrezaie; Touraj Aghdaie; Hosein Arian

Abstract Children's and adolescent literature is diverse and can be examined from different perspectives. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to study personality and characterization in the stories of Houshang Moradi Kermani based on the theory of personality in Karen Hornai's thought. The study is methodologically qualitative. The study population included stories of children and adolescents selected and analyzed by Houshang Moradi Kermani. Among the author's stories, there are a selection of stories whose characters can be compared to Karen Horney's theory of psychological analysis. The results show that the fundamental antagonism of the characters has led them to fall into three types of secrets, supremacy and isolationism. All personality types have resorted to idealism to relieve suffering and neurotic abuse, masking themselves deliberately or unconsciously with others and feeling that they have concealed the true self from others. In all of the characters in the stories, fundamental anxiety is seen as the most fundamental principle in Horny's theory, an anxiety that originated in the family, environment, and society and was imposed during childhood and turned into destructive neurotic behavior.

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