Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Shahram Rafiei ¹
• Lida Namdar ²
• Nosratollah Dinmohammadi ³
• Hosein Arian ⁴

¹ PhD. Student, In Persian Language and Literature,Islamic Azad University, Khodabandeh Branch, Khodabandeh, Iran.

² Assistant Prof in Persian Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Khodabandeh Branch, Khidabandeh , Iran

³ Assistant Prof in Persian Language and Literature Islamic Azad University, Khodabandeh Branch, Khodabandeh, Iran.

⁴ Associatet Prof in Persian Language and Literature of Islamic Azad University,Zanjan Branch, Zanjan ,Iran

Abstract

Manouchehr Ehterami is one of the most enduring and successful children's poets of the 1980s. His works, according to official statistics, are among the best-selling and highest circulating works in the field of children's literature, playing a significant role in enriching and elevating children's and young adults’ literature after the Islamic Revolution. “The publication of Hasani Nago Ye Daste Gol, as Ehterami states in his interview, is received so warmly that after its publication, 400 types of Hasani hit the market, and the circulation of Hasani Nago Ye Daste Gol reached five to six million copies” (Hajvani, 1394: 89, quoted from Ehterami, n.d.). This 21-volume series, presented in a simple and eloquent language with a special charm and impact, has maintained its credibility and appeal to this day. Humor, which plays a significant role in this longevity, in its highest function, is a form of artistic expression. It is essentially this artistic expression that leads to the poetic quality and immortality of the works. The present article, which is an effort to examine the role of humor in the success and longevity of children's poetry, specifically focusing on his Hasani collection, seeks to answer the question: what connection exists between humor and the level of appeal, success, and longevity of Ehterami's children's poetry? And why do his poems, especially the Hasani collection, still hold significance and appeal for today's young audience?
 
 

Keywords

• children's poetry
• humor
• endurance
• Hasani Collection
• Manouchehr Ehterami‎

Main Subjects

• children's Literature Studies