Historical and Anecdotal Action in Study of Features of Action in Historical Section of Ferdowsi’s Shah-Nameh

This article, upon adoption of an approach based on theories of Hermeneutics and Narratology of Paul Ricoeur, and upon emphasis on the factor of action in fiction and historical texts, intends to study the similarities and differences of the historical section of acclaimed Iranian Poet, Ferdowsi’s collection of poems, referred to as Shah-Nameh, with fiction. This is because although the historical part of Shah-Nameh could have been a unique account of historical events; the actions enlisted by Ferdowsi, which have been accounted within a narrative and fictional framework, has turned the historical section of Shah-Nameh into a blend of history, epics, legends, and myths.