Document Type : Research Paper

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Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Shahrekord University and Institute of Kurdish Studies, Shahrekord, Iran

Abstract

Considering the role of folk tales in revealing the components of national and ethnic identity, Asadollah Sha’bani has rewritten for kids the tales such as “Nokhodi and Div” (Demon) and “Naranj and Toranj” whose motifs are rooted in mythology. This research aims to compare these rewritten tales with their original version based on the Greimas' actantial model and to evaluate Sha'bani reading of them on the basis of Stuart Hall's idea about the way the audience reads the texts codes. The study uses a descriptive-comparative approach and documentary research method to show the effect of the attitudes and life’s requirements in the contemporary era on changing the content of the rewritten ancient tales and also to show how this issue has affected the actantial model, thematic role and the narrative plan of these tales. The research also aims to show Sha'bani’s reading of the cultural codes of the tales. The results of this study show that in rewriting the tales, Sha’bani has deleted or changed some parts of the ancient tales according to the contemporary attitudes toward life, biological needs, and the aim to convey a (in his opinion) positive identity. Therefore, he has deleted the issue of polygamy, judging others based on the color of their skin, cruelty to animals, and self-centered and lustful behavior in his rewritten stories; and on the other hand, he has added thematic roles such as the shooter, horse rider to farmer to the stories. This has caused changes in the actantial model, especially the narrative plan of the rewritten tales. These changes have led to a weak relationship between the plan of the rewritten tales. In Stuart Hall's view, Sha'bani’s reading of the tales is of adaptation type. On the one hand, he has confirmed some codes of the traditional discourse, and on the other hand, he has changed some of its codes based on the modern discourse.


 


 




 

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