Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Associate Prof in Arabic Language and Literature of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
2 MA in Arabic Language and Literature, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
There is a subset in Human Sciences called comparative literature that examines the relationships between different nations, cultures and languages. By examining literary works, comparative literature explores the depth of these connections and reveals how intellectuals in the literary realm have learned from other nations, how deep is this learning, and how it has manifested in their own works. Comparative literature itself encompasses various schools of thought, one of which is the American school of comparative literature. This school allows us to identify the similarities and differences between works and to determine the degree of proximity between two works in terms of their content structure, narrative structure, and the quality of their transmission of concepts and values. For a more accurate evaluation, Propp’s morphology model is also used simultaneously, which has a structuralist nature and includes functions that, while examining the details of a work, also provide the reader with a general overview of the work. Additionally, the two selected works belong to the realm of children's literature: The Star Tree in Persian literature and The Alphabet Village in Arabic literature. These works strive to impart lessons suitable for the age and psychological state of their young audiences and to convey their intended content in accordance with the principles of children's literature. The protagonist of the Persian story is a pine tree, while the protagonist of the Arabic story is a child.
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