A comparative reading of the social and political satire in the works of Abu al-Fadl Zrui Nasrabad and Ahmad Rajab (The tadhk

خوانش تطبیقی طنز اجتماعی – سیاسی در آثار ابوالفضل زرویی نصرآباد و احمد رجب(مورد مطالعه: تذکرة المقامات زرویی و نصف كلمة احمد رجب)

Authors

  • Ali Afzali University of Tehran - Department of Arabic literature and Language, Tehran, Iran
  • Raheem Al-atabi University of Baghdad, College of Languages , Department of Persian Language, Baghdad, Iraqe,
  • Muhammad Mahdi Karimi University of Tehran,Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Tehran, Iran.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36586/jcl.2.2021.0.44.0337

Keywords:

Ahmad Rajab, Abu al-Fadl Zrui Nasrabad, satire, methods of satire, احمد رجب، ابوالفضل زرویی نصرآباد، طنز، تکنیک‌های طنز

Abstract

           Satire is genre of the literary arts that has always been the source of human interest. Because  it is difficult to accept direct criticism, Satire appears as a literary tool in which vices, follies, abuses and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. A satirical critic usually employs irony to attain this goal. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often profitable social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and broader issues in society .In such cases, humor is not an entertainment, but a means through which a problem is being exposed in a rather indirect way. Abu al-Fadl Zrui Nasrabad and Ahmad Rajab are two of the famous satirists in Iran and Egypt who have used satire to expose the follies, immoralities and the defects of their societies. The present study discusses The tadhkirat Al- Maqamat of Abu al-Fadl Zrui Nasrabad and Half a Word for Ahmad Rajab in an analytical and descriptive manner and deals with the arts and styles of the two satirists. The conclusion sums up that satire is one of the most distinguished features of the two writers in their prose, and by using the language of satire, they are also able to criticize ,in a large way, the issues and problems that exist in Iranian and Egyptian society indirectly.

چکیده

طنز یکی از فنون ادبی است که همواره مورد توجه انسان بوده است. در بسیاری اوقات، اوضاع و شرایط حاکم بر جامعه به گونه‌ای است که جامعه، ظرفیت تحمل و شنیدن صریح انتقادات را ندارد و به ناچار، باید از ابزاری دیگر برای نمایاندن مشکلات و کمبودها بهره برد. در چنین مواردی، طنز به میدان می‌آید و هنرمند طنزپرداز با استفاده از شگرد سخریه و طنزپردازی، این هدف را به انجام می‌رساند. خنده‌ای که در اثر طنز بروز می‌کند، خنده‌ای از سر شادی نیست، بلکه چون در طنز، مشکلات موجود که قابلیت بیان صریح آن نیست به صورتی غیر مستقیم بیان می‌شود این خنده، ظاهری است و در باطن، مخاطب می‌گرید و به فکر فرو‌می‌رود. ابوالفضل زرویی نصرآباد و احمد رجب از نویسندگان سرشناس طنز در ایران و مصر در آثارشان توانسته‌اند با استفاده از شگردهای مختلف طنزپردازی، اوضاع و شرایط حاکم در کشورهای خود را به خوبی منعکس کنند. پژوهش حاضر، با روش تحلیلی-توصیفی و با تکیه بر تذکرة المقامات زرویی و نصف كلمة احمد رجب، این تکنیک‌ها را مورد بررسی قرار داده و به این نتیجه رسیده است که تهکم، بیشترین بسامد در نثر این دو نویسنده را به خود اختصاص داده است، همچنین این دو با استفاده از زبان طنز، توانسته‌اند تا حد زیادی مسائل و مشکلات موجود در جامعة ایران و مصر را به صورتی غیر مستقیم بیان و نسبت به آن انتقاد کنند.

Author Biographies

  • Ali Afzali, University of Tehran - Department of Arabic literature and Language, Tehran, Iran
    First Author: Associate Professor Dr. Ali Afzali / Department of Arabic Language and Literature / Faculty of Literature and Humanities / University of Tehran education: PhD, 2010, Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. M.Sc., 2003, Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. Bachelor, 2001, English Language and Literature, Shiraz University Operating activities : Deputy of Arabic Language and Literature Department, 03/09/2017, 02/30/1400, Iran, Tehran He has authored several books and participated in conference papers, conferences and scientific journals, as well as articles published in international journals and translated books, and has guidance and advice for more than fifty dissertations. E.mail: [email protected]  https://rtis2.ut.ac.ir/cv/ali.afzali/?lang=fa-ir
  • Raheem Al-atabi, University of Baghdad, College of Languages , Department of Persian Language, Baghdad, Iraqe,
    Second Author: Assistant Professor Dr. Rahim Mazhar Atabi / Department of Persian Language and Literature / Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​/ University of Baghdad Educational background: Bachelor: Field of study (major): Persian language and literature, University of Baghdad, 2000. M.Sc.: Field of study (major): Persian Language and Literature, Baghdad University 2003. PhD: Asia-Africa Institute / Tbilisi / Georgia 2009. He had several bachelor's, master's and doctoral dissertations under his guidance and advice. Research interests and background: Translation of the book: Mystical Manifestations in Persian Literature / Lotfali Soortgar Membership in scientific societies and associations: Scientific Judge of the First International Congress of Rumi and the Fourth Congress of Language, Literature and Cultural Relations of Turkey / Konya / Seljuk University International Conference on Research in Humanities / Shiraz. Membership of the Jury Committee "The 7th National Conference on Management Research and Humanities in Iran at the University of Tehran Email: [email protected]
  • Muhammad Mahdi Karimi, University of Tehran,Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Tehran, Iran.
    Third Author: Mohammad Mehdi Karimi, Master Student of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Tehran, Secretary of Education, Yazd Province, has conducted research and studies in the field of comparative literature. Email: [email protected]

     

     

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2021-06-01

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A comparative reading of the social and political satire in the works of Abu al-Fadl Zrui Nasrabad and Ahmad Rajab (The tadhk: خوانش تطبیقی طنز اجتماعی – سیاسی در آثار ابوالفضل زرویی نصرآباد و احمد رجب(مورد مطالعه: تذکرة المقامات زرویی و نصف كلمة احمد رجب). (2021). Journal of the College of Languages (JCL), 44, 337-360. https://doi.org/10.36586/jcl.2.2021.0.44.0337

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