Zohre Davari, Ali Asghar Habibi, Abdolbaset Arab Yousefabadi,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (12-2022)
Abstract
Today, psychological criticism is one of the important approaches of literary criticism. Psychological criticism is one of the important approaches in literary criticism. Karen Horney was one of Freud's students who despite being influenced by him, critiqued some of his theories. In "fundamental conflict" theory, Horney stated that mental illnesses are the consequence of violent and abnormal relationships of people with children. Therefore, according to Horne's theory, childhood is the most influential factor in the formation of personality types (the need for affection and approval; the need for social recognition, etc.), which has been widely used in literary analyses. In Naguib Mahfouz’s Palace Walk many characters suffer from internal conflicts which can by analyzed based on Horney’s ideas. Drawing on a descriptive-analytical framework, this study attempts to examine different psychological dimensions of one of the two main characters in Palace Walk. The study finds that Amina is an exemplar of affection-seeking personality as she bursts with submission and low self-confidence.
Zahra Asadi, Aliasghar Habibi, Abdolhamid Ahmadi,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (4-2025)
Abstract
Novels can be categorized into different types based on their content. One category is the historical novel which examines historical events/issues from a realistic perspective. In this type of novel, the writer presents historical facts intertwined with imagination, reshaping history in a new and appealing form. It can be argued that the blend of historical facts and literary imagination is one of the most important characteristics that has attracted various classes of society to such novels and has made these novels easily comprehensible to them. This study examines two novels written by Naguib Mahfouz (Egypt) and Ibrahim Modarresi (Iran) based on historical events. The two writers artistically depict historical documents as they are familiar with the ancient history of their countries. Therefore, and due to the importance of research in historical novels, this study aims to explore the characteristics of historical novels in Mahfouz’s Radobis and Ibrahim Modrresi’s Bride of Madaen, by building on comparative literature theory. The results indicate that the writer’s extensive attention to the historical dimension in Bride of Madaen brings it closer to historical writings while in Radobis, the writer focused more on the artistic and imaginative aspects, making it more artistic than historical.
Phd Farzaneh Vaezi, Pdd Enayat Fatehinwejad,
Volume 6, Issue 3 (6-1983)
Abstract
The writing of novels and stories in a way stems from a history whose unpleasantness and harms people try to reject, transforming it into a more desirable form within stories to find solace. This way, a narrative emerges containing elements of historical and supra-historical/idealistic discourse. Such a study in the field of textual analysis of stories is conducted through the approach of New Historicism. New Historicists meticulously and critically explore literary texts to extract valuable historical data.
New Historicism is one of the latest literary criticism approaches that emerged under the influence of Michel Foucault's theories, generally addressing the relationship between literature and society. Naguib Mahfouz's works, due to their precision and keen insight in narrating events, are worthy of discussion and examination through the lens of New Historicism, as the oppression and disillusionment in Egyptian society during his era are significantly noteworthy. In this article, the author has attempted, using a descriptive-analytical method and the New Historicism approach, to examine the relationship of the novel "Kifah Tiba" with the events and discourses of the author's time. In other words, this research aims to investigate the conditions under which the text is formed and how it creates discourse either to reinforce the dominant discourse or to oppose and protest it. The results indicate that the novel "Kifah Tiba" is one of the successful and famous novels by this author, symbolically and metaphorically addressing the social crisis of his society. The title, characters, and setting of the story serve to advance the main idea of the story, which is anti-colonialism and nationalism
