M.A. Thesis:

Evaluation of animal symbols in ancient folk tales (based on tales Sobhi Mohtadi and tales book Kooche of Shamloo)

Thousands of folk tales and folk tales are scattered throughout the gates between different nations and nations. Folklore tales are the manifestation of the culture of every nation, and is shaped by the aspirations and imaginations of the masses. Indeed, the origins of these stories are the early beliefs and rituals of humans. Given that myths are also part of the culture of each nation, one of the elements of these stories is myths, and one must say that each one feeds on one root, but different from one side to another. Persian folk tales from their earliest and most recent, from fairy tales to poetry to romance and slanderous stories are all full of mythical beliefs that may require the collection of all tales for many years to come. Propp thinks that all the materials of the popular stories are not out of thirty-one elements, and all the differences are only in the appearance of stories. In addition, in these tales, there are seven characters, all of which are done by them, which can be called the animal symbol in the stories. In folk tales of animals, with the role of the allegorical and symbolic, except that it enriches the content and the attractiveness of the stories, poets and writers benefit from their allegorical approach more to fulfill educational and moral goals. Sobhi Mohtadi and Shamloo have thus been able to portray animal and animalistic personality as a source of excitement in their stories, illustrating the link between human beings and animals in the art of paradigm and in line with their ethical teachings, which are manifested by mythical color It can be used well.

Keywords: Keywords: Sobhi Mohtadi, Shamloo, Stories Folk, animal symbols