Document Type : Research Paper
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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.
Abstract
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.
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