Document Type : Original Article
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Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan,
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M.A. in Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Vali-e- Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran
Abstract
No Father’s Name, written by Seyed Meysam Moosavian, is one of the significant contemporary novels with political and social theme, in which the author, influenced by the context and social atmosphere of the society in the second Pahlavi period, rereads the political events of that period with a critical prospect. The present research, with the aim of analyzing the dominant discourses of the text of the story scrutinizes the critical discourse of it based on Fairclough's theory. The historical context of the novel includes the events of the 1320s until the occurrence of the Islamic Revolution. The author of the novel, by employing a romantic and political narration, centered on the declaration of autonomy of Mahabad under the leadership of Qazi Mohammad, criticizes the surrender of the Pahlavi regime to England and America and alignment with the struggles Fadaiyan-e-Islam represents a distinct recreation of the contemporary political history of Iran with an attractive and readable narrative. The analysis of the novel based on Fairclough's discourse in three levels of description, interpretation and explanation shows the author's tendency towards the ideology of the Islamic Revolution in opposition to the discourse of colonization and Pahlavi's authoritarian rule. Also, the analysis of the author's ideological attitude shows that the dominant discourse of the novel is based on criticism of the authoritarian of Pahlavi regime, the colonial system of the West, deluded of the Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Union, and convergence with the discourse of Fadaiyan-e-Islam fighting against the authoritarian and colonial system.
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