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Jafari S H, Zohrehvand S, Heidari A. Investigating Determinism in Hafiz Poetry:
Applying Laclau and Mouffe's Theory. LCQ 2020; 13 (49) :109-136
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URL: http://lcq.modares.ac.ir/article-29-34361-en.html
1- Ph.D. student of Farsi language and literature of Lorestan University, Iran.
2- Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Lorestan, Iran. , sh.artic18@gmail.com
3- Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Lorestan, Iran.
2- Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Lorestan, Iran. , sh.artic18@gmail.com
3- Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Lorestan, Iran.
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The concept of determinism has been studied in Hafiz poetry by many scholars. Some considered determinism, like many other concepts, as a means for literary creation, some viewed it as a justification for astute utterances, while others regarded it as the outcome of Hafiz’ own deterministic views. Though the first two accounts seem accurate, the third one seems imprecise. His literary creation style and worldview, indicative of his free will and open-mindedness, which was manifested in his poems, coupled with the inherent paradox between determinism and reformism, makes it hard to presuppose a relation between determinism and Hafiz’ worldview.
By employing an academic and methodological approach, while recognizing different interpretations, one can gain an understanding, which is closely related to Hafiz’ worldview, of deterministic propositions in his poetry. Following this approach, one should refrain from forming arguments on the basis of single verses. Therefore, the current paper has attempted to analyze deterministic propositions in Hafiz poems by applying Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe theory. Moreover, based on CDA’s presuppositions, language plays a major role in forming understandings and its means is not always clear. Hence, the paper was aimed at indicating that Hafiz’ use of deterministic propositions can be interpreted not as an indication of his worldview but as a method and medium to expand the discourse of astuteness and, at the same time, to undermine the hegemony of ascetic discourse, which had dominated the cultural atmosphere of Iran for centuries.
By employing an academic and methodological approach, while recognizing different interpretations, one can gain an understanding, which is closely related to Hafiz’ worldview, of deterministic propositions in his poetry. Following this approach, one should refrain from forming arguments on the basis of single verses. Therefore, the current paper has attempted to analyze deterministic propositions in Hafiz poems by applying Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe theory. Moreover, based on CDA’s presuppositions, language plays a major role in forming understandings and its means is not always clear. Hence, the paper was aimed at indicating that Hafiz’ use of deterministic propositions can be interpreted not as an indication of his worldview but as a method and medium to expand the discourse of astuteness and, at the same time, to undermine the hegemony of ascetic discourse, which had dominated the cultural atmosphere of Iran for centuries.
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Literary theory
Received: 2019/06/30 | Accepted: 2020/02/24 | Published: 2021/02/28
Received: 2019/06/30 | Accepted: 2020/02/24 | Published: 2021/02/28
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