TY - JOUR T1 - A Study of ‘Adjā’ibnāmeh as a Fantastic Writing with a look at ‘Adjā’ib-e hend TT - بررسی عجایب‌نامه‌ها به منزله ادبیات وهمناک JF - mdrsjrns JO - mdrsjrns VL - 4 IS - 15 UR - http://lcq.modares.ac.ir/article-29-8477-en.html Y1 - 2011 SP - 138 EP - 164 KW - fantastic KW - uncanny KW - marvelous KW - Todorov KW - Genre KW - ‘adjā’ib KW - ‘Adjā’ib-e hend N2 - This paper examines the tradition of writing ‘adjā’ibnāmeh as the fantastic writing. The question is how we can/not regard ‘adjā’ib (marvels) as fantastic. First, we refer to the literature of both ‘adjā’ib and the fantastic. Then, the etymology as well as the religious and socio-historical origins of both words is examined. It is concluded that the fantastic has a root in fancy and mental hallucination while ‘adjā’ib has its roots in reality, originating from observer’s exact observation. Then, Todorovian structural approach to ‘adjā’ib is counterbalanced, showing that some tales of ‘Adjā’ib-e hend conform with the five kinds of the marvelous fantastic in Todorov's diagram. In sum, it can be claimed that ‘adjā’ib conforms only to certain aspects of fantastic writing. M3 ER -