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Associate Professor at Azarbayejan Tarbiat Moalem [Teacher- training] University
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Ph.D student at Azarbayejan Tarbiat Moalem [Teacher Training ] University
Abstract
In the heroic realm of Iran’s literature a great number of motifs have attracted the attention of the scholars; however, throughout centuries in the Shāhnāmeh, the motif of fame and fame-seeking may be the most conspicuous. Honor and fame play very significant roles in the Shāhnāmeh by Ferdosi. Fame has adopted several motifs and the heroes in the Shāhnāmeh all attempt to achieve fame and are sacrificed for it. Fame is the greatest wish of the heroes in the Shāhnāmeh. It is among the most integrated motifs in Iran’s greatest national epic. The present article attempts to introduce fame as the most pivotal element in Iran’s ancient tales and as one of the most integrated and outstanding elements in the Shāhnāmeh.
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