نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 PhD Student of Persian Language and Literature, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.
2 Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.
چکیده
One of the most important structural studies is the examination of narrative techniques in the Quranic stories with the aim of showing the quality of the visual layers. To achieve this type of research, various models and methods are used. One of the interdisciplinary models is dramaturgy. Dramaturgy, as a theatrical function, seeks synergy within the text and displays actions to influence the audience and answer their potential questions; likewise, the audience's confrontational or interactive feelings with the work and structured analyses of the artistic work aim to determine the impact of the narrative and the longevity of the work. In this research, the story of Prophet Moses and Khiḍr (al-Kahf: 60ff) and a part of the story of Joseph have been studied using a descriptive-analytical method. The results show that the quality of using the dramaturgy of silence encompasses ten different and novel types, from authorial silence to causal silence. In these narrative techniques, the Quranic images do not, on their own, draw the narrative lines of the text, but rather are reflected in the domains of certain insights, concepts, and epistemological, cosmological, ethical, and aesthetic assumptions. These seemingly fragmented images are multi-referential and in their echo also include silence, making it a part of such frames. The narrative essence in the story of Khiḍr and Moses and Joseph is the mention of the meta-narrative in two realms: "First, the compositional actions and functions based on reality, and the second part, the descriptive and interpretive actions that recount the paratexts."
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عنوان مقاله [English]
The Dramaturgy of Silence in the Qur'an: A Case Study of the Stories of Prophet Moses (PBUH), al-Khidr, and Prophet Joseph (PBUH)
نویسندگان [English]
- Ali Reza Madadi Mozhdehi 1
- Mahmood Ranjbar 2
- Ali Reza Nikuee 2
1 PhD Student of Persian Language and Literature, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.
2 Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.
چکیده [English]
One of the most significant structural studies involves the exploration of narrative techniques in Quranic stories, aiming to reveal the nature of their visual layers. To achieve this, a variety of models and methodologies are employed. Among the interdisciplinary approaches, dramaturgy stands out. As a performative function, dramaturgy seeks textual synergy and the depiction of actions to influence the audience and address their potential inquiries. It also examines the audience’s emotional engagement with the narrative and offers structured analyses to assess the story’s impact and enduring resonance. This study adopts a descriptive-analytical approach to examine the story of Moses and Khidr (Surah Al-Kahf, verse 60 onward) and a portion of the story of Joseph (peace be upon them). The findings indicate that the dramaturgical use of silence encompasses ten distinct and innovative forms, ranging from stylistic silence to suspenseful silence. These narrative strategies suggest that Quranic imagery does not merely delineate the storyline but instead reflects within epistemological, cosmological, ethical, and aesthetic dimensions. These seemingly fragmented and multi-referential images, through their echoes, incorporate silence as an essential narrative element. The core narrative in the stories of Khidr and Moses, as well as Joseph (peace be upon them), consists of two overarching layers: first, compositional actions grounded in reality, and second, descriptive and interpretive actions that convey intertextual and meta-narrative meanings.
کلیدواژهها [English]
- Quranic stories
- dramaturgy
- Moses and Khidr
- Joseph
- silence
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