Dr Mehrdad Aghaei , Dr Hasan Najafi, Mr Mahziar Iranmanesh,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (10-2022)
Abstract
The usage of humorous language is one of the best ways to create joy and happiness in the audience, which can indirectly criticize and correct many shortcomings and deficiency. Therefore, this type of literature has been considered by literary scholars. Arabic and French literature, especially in the contemporary era, has been the scene of a stronger and better emergence in the field of Humorous allusions. Maron Abboud a prominent Lebanese novelist, and Stendhal famous writers of French literature, have done so many literary works that can be examined from a view of Humorous allusions. In this research, first, the definition of humor and its background and position in both Arabic and French literature were discussed. Then, relying on the American comparative school and descriptive-analytical method, we examined the most important Functions of humor in the Short Story Collection "Wojooh wa Hekayat" by Maroon Abboud and the Novel "Red and Black" by Stendhal. And we sought to find an answer to this question: What are the grounds for the emergence of humorous in the works of the both authors? What are the differences and commonalities between both of them in using Functions humorous? The results indicate that Maroon Abboud and Stendhal, despite not having a literary connection and having a time and space interval, have used a variety of literary techniques and humorous methods such as contradiction, conflict, Caricature illustration, etc. to highlight the humorous aspect and critique of defects.
