Researcher of Academy of Persian Language and Literature
Abstract: (7191 Views)
This article continues the unfinished discussion of Tzvetan Todorov on the classification of ‘unreal literature’ in the West by expanding his idea about surrealist story as a genre. After defining the term surrealist story and its theory, the authors, drawing on the hypothesis that surrealism is an ancient phenomenon, analyze the components and atmosphere of a selection of mystical anecdotes. The results indicate that the surreal works in the East and the West, from the ancient times, have been grounded on similar theories and comparable elements.
Article Type:
Theoretical |
Subject:
narratology|literary school Received: 2012/01/29 | Accepted: 2012/04/15 | Published: 2012/06/18