Document Type : Research Paper
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1 liturature univercity in shahrekoard
2 Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch
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Abstract: Fantasy, a genre based on imagination, holds an important place in children's literature. The world of children is a realm where the five senses are engaged, and creating imaginative and fantastical works that children can understand is a specialized and significant task. Many fantasy writers adapt and rewrite ancient works, and many of them create works based on classical literature, such as Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, taking the names of fantasy characters in their stories from these works. Some writers, however, write fantasy stories without paying particular attention to the naming of their fantasy characters, often choosing commonly used names. However, since fantasy stories require elements of innovation and excitement, an extraordinary naming method for fantasy characters can contribute to these aspects. In evolutionary criticism, the critic pays attention to factors such as history, content, and structure of the text. Based on this approach, the criteria for naming in children's fantasy novels can be examined. This research aims to improve the creation of Iranian children's fantasy novels and stories and, through qualitative analysis and content analysis of selected works from national festivals using note-taking and evolutionary criticism methods, concludes that although fantasy names in selected children's stories may initially seem meaningless or simplistic, factors such as meaningfulness while deviating from norms, role-playing, and adherence to grammatical principles in these names align with fantasy rules, and factors like changes in literary schools and intertextual limitations influence them
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