A Comparative Study of Social Symbolism in Nimayooshij’s & Mahdi Akhavansales’ Poetry After the 28th Mordad Coup D’etat In 1332

Abstract

The present study aimed at comparing the degree by which the main features of Social Symbolism are presented in the 1330s poems of two well-known poets of this stream, namely, Nimayooshij and Mahdi Akhavansales. The study enjoyed a descriptive-analytic research method and the data were analyzed by means of content analysis adopting a library and document-mining style. The results showed that Nimayooshij’s approach to symbolism, under the influence of European Symbolism, aimed at promoting artistic aspects of poetry. In other words, from the two characterizing aspects of social symbolism, Nimayooshij has paid more attention to its symbolism while Akhavansales has equally heeded the two aspects of social commitment and symbolism. A great part of this difference goes back to their different social outlooks.

Keywords

• persian contemporary poetry
• social symbolism
• nimayooshij
• mahdi ahkavansales