April 27, 2024
Leila Rezaei

Leila Rezaei

Academic Rank: Assistant professor
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Degree: Ph.D in -
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Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Research

Title
Investigating dialogue and polyphony in the novels "Scorched Earth" and "Winter 62" based on Mikhail Bakhtin's theory.
Type Thesis
Keywords
روايت، ميخائيل باختين، گفتگومندي، چندصدايي، زمين سوخته، زمستان 62.
Researchers asiye baherini (Student) , Leila Rezaei (Primary advisor) , Hossein Salimi (Advisor)

Abstract

Bakhtin's theory of polyphony is a different look at the narrative that allows the audience to discover hidden layers. Various and sometimes invisible voices and also the unsaid of the text guide. Bakhtin with a logic plan His own conversation created a tremendous change in the field of literary criticism. In this research, the author tried It is the two novels "Burnt Earth" by Ahmad Mahmoud and "Zimestan 26" by Ismail Fasih as two works. To study realism related to war in accordance with Bakhtin's theory of polyphony. Formation Bakhtin's theory of dialogism and polyphony confirms the existence of several voices and ideas with worldviews It is different that they exist in a text completely independently, parallel and in symbiosis with each other. Investigations showed that the novel "The Burnt Earth" has a wide range of different voices that during The conversations of the novel's characters can be heard. The narrator/author in this novel makes no effort to induce He does not have his own opinions about the characters and the audience. From this point of view and in accordance with polyphonic theory Bakhtin's novel "Scorched Earth" is placed in the framework of polyphonic novels. The novel "Winter 26" has less number of voices than other novels. characters This novel is divided into two general groups: critics of war and government and supporters of government and defenders of defense in war are divided In this novel, the narrator/author, who is himself from the wealthy urban and educated classes of America It only reflects the voice of those who are in their group. He to the groups The outsider does not allow any voice to be expressed. At the end of the novel, these ideas and opinions of the narrator which prevails and forces the audience to identify with the narrator/hero. In compliance With Bakhtin's polyphonic theory and dialogue, it can be seen that the novel Winter 26 is a monophonic novel. and is not included in the framework of polyphonic novels.