Mitosi's Critique of the Story of Rostam and Sohrab According to Northrop Frye's Theories

Abstract

One of the important approaches in the mythological studies of literary texts is Northrop Frye's Theories. The present study investigates the story of Rostam and Sohrab in Shahnameh by using Frye's proposed model and by a descriptive-analytical method. The method of information gathering is the libraries method. Studies show that the presence of elements such as the myth of decay and death, catastrophic death, sacrifice, and hero isolation draws the story closer to Mitus Fall and the tragedy of isolation in Frye's theory. After mentioning the six stages of the tragedy outlined in Frye's model, its adaptation to the course of this story was examined. In the end, it was concluded that: According to the tragedy model of isolation, the hero of the myth performs an act of isolation that results from his self-consciousness, which brings with him personal experience. In addition, regarding Frye's view of the role of myth in the reflection of the author's social era, it was concluded that the formation of the myth of Rostam and Sohrab could be a reflection of Ferdowsi's view of the social situation of his period.

Keywords

• rostam and sohrab battle
• northrop frye
• mitosi's criticism
• tragedy
• shahnameh