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Abstract
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Jangnameh -e Kishm and Jirunnameh which is related to Ghadri belongs to historical epic of Safavid period. It is about courage and bravery of Iranians against the Portuguese armyover the possession of the islands Qeshm and Hormuz. The main hero of both poetries is Imam Qoli Khan, son of Allahverdi Khan andPersian rulerwho gets killed in the end by Shah Safi. The aim of this study is to study Epical elements in Kosham and Geroonnamehas well as to analyze and compare of available epical elements, and to show the amount of using epical elements by them. The method used in this study is based on library studies and test analysis. After introducing Kosham and Geroonnameh, in the present study, features and epical elements are articulated, and some instances from these two poems are mentioned in order to determine the function of these elements in these two poems in the Iranian epical literature. The results of this study indicates that although both poems are created using epical elements of Shahnamehwritten by Ferdousi, Geroonnameh has shown the features of a historical and artificial epic in Safavid period more successfully using Saghinameh and lyrical poetrie.
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