A Comparison of Shirin and Khosrow by Hatefi and Khosrow and Shirin by Nezami

Molana Abdollah Hatefi Kharjerdi (9 A.H) was one of the most proficient emulators of Nezami that wrote his own Shirin and Khosrow emulating that ofNezami. Among other Shirin and Khosrows written after Nezami, Hatefi’s is much similar to that of his. Compared to other emulators of Nezami, Hatefi can be considered as an adept poet and his Khosrow and Shirin as one of the best in the Persian literature. Up to date, many researches and surveys have been done on Nezami’s Khosrow and Shirin and those of his emulators in terms of elements of fiction, but less attention has been paid to Hatefi’s Shirin and Khosrow. In this article in addition to surveying the narrative structure of the story and taking into consideration all of the events as well as comparing the two poets’ narratives, the researcher deals with the major and minor characters of the two literary works and the both poets’ characterization method.