Journal of Children's Literature Studies

An Intertextual Analysis of The Dragon’s Palace Based on Gérard Genette’s Theory: From Nangijala to Parseh

Atefeh Jamali; Maryam Rahbani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2025.54507.2138

Abstract

Intertextuality in young adult literature is not merely a literary technique but also a cultural and educational strategy. By connecting adolescents to their cultural heritage, global ... Read More Intertextuality in young adult literature is not merely a literary technique but also a cultural and educational strategy. By connecting adolescents to their cultural heritage, global texts, and contemporary media, this approach transforms them into active readers. From this perspective, young adult fiction serves purposes beyond entertainment, becoming a medium for fostering identity, critical thinking, and creativity.In this comparative, qualitative study based on textual analysis, the intertextual relations between the Persian novel The Dragon’s Palace (Kākh-e Azhdahā) by Arman Aryan and the classic novel The Brothers Lionheart (translated to The Valley of the Roses[in Persian]) by Astrid Lindgren are examined through the lens of Gérard Genette’s theory. Both narratives follow the shared pattern of “loss or catastrophe as a passage to another world” and include several narrative structures such as familial bonds, the motif of “initial misrecognition of the traitor,” and the archetype of the “cottage or storytelling old woman.”However, Aryan, through creative transformation and localization of symbols, names, and settings, reshapes Lindgren’s fantasy framework into a mythic-cultural hypertext. From Genette’s perspective, this process may be defined as a form of serious transposition accompanied by ludic playfulness—that is, preserving the foundational structure of the hypotext while expanding its meaning and nationalizing its themes. Moreover, the findings indicate that the translated hypotext Aryan read during adolescence played a formative role in shaping his hypertext.Thus, The Dragon’s Palace is not a mere imitation but a creative reimagining that redefines the universality of fantasy models within a localized and historically grounded context. The results contribute to a deeper understanding of intertextual adaptation in young adult literature and the role of childhood readings in the creation of culturally specific hypertexts.

Sociological Analysis of Children and Childhood in Sadegh Hedayat’s Fictional ‎Works

Fatemeh Taheri sarvetomin; Atefeh Jamali; Faramarz Khojasteh

Volume 16, Issue 2 , December 2025, , Pages 103-120

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2025.50461.2049

Abstract

The concept of childhood as a sociocultural construct has undergone significant transformations throughout history. In modern contexts, this concept is understood as varying across ... Read More

The Effective Narrative Infrastructures on Love Representations in 10 Persian Young Adult’s Novels

Atefeh Jamali; Faramarz Khojasteh; Zahra Movassagh

Volume 16, Issue 1 , May 2025, , Pages 35-52

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.50539.2052

Abstract

Persian literature, with its rich background in lyrical literature, has created unique patterns and metaphors for expressing love, which have been widely utilized in both popular and ... Read More

Layer Semiotics of Young Adult’s Fiction Covers (Novel Series of Today’s Young Adults)

Atefeh Jamali; Tahereh Sheikhi

Volume 9, Issue 1 , September 2018, , Pages 49-72

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2017.4068

Abstract

Layer Semiotics of Young Adult’s Fiction Covers (Novel Series of Today’s Young Adults) T. Sheykhi** A. ... Read More

The Function of Fantasy as Anti-Stereotyping Device in Selected Post-Revolution Fictions

Atefeh Jamali; Faramarz Khojasteh

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 0, , Pages 1-26

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2014.1625

Abstract

Jamali* F. Khojaste**Hormozgan UniversityAbstractGender Stereotypes are a collection of common cultural Clichés of male and female behaviors, attributes and activities ... Read More

Criticism and Theory of Children's Literature in Ketab-e Mah Kudak va Nojavan (Monthly Journal of Children and Young Adults) 1376-1380

Mostafa Sedighi; Atefeh Jamali; Zahra Kohan solokolouei

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 0, , Pages 107-132

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2016.3108

Abstract

Sedighi* A. Jamali** Z. Kohan*** Hormozgan University Abstract Studying criticism and theories published in ... Read More

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An Intertextual Analysis of The Dragon’s Palace Based on Gérard Genette’s Theory: From Nangijala to Parseh

Abstract

Sociological Analysis of Children and Childhood in Sadegh Hedayat’s Fictional ‎Works

Abstract

The Effective Narrative Infrastructures on Love Representations in 10 Persian Young Adult’s Novels

Abstract

Layer Semiotics of Young Adult’s Fiction Covers (Novel Series of Today’s Young Adults)

Abstract

The Function of Fantasy as Anti-Stereotyping Device in Selected Post-Revolution Fictions

Abstract

Criticism and Theory of Children's Literature in Ketab-e Mah Kudak va Nojavan (Monthly Journal of Children and Young Adults) 1376-1380

Abstract