Center of Narration in Masnavi

Center of narration plays an important role in the analysis of the abilities and tactics being applied by a story teller to shape his account. So much so that making any change in it will result in differences and changes in the principal course of the story and even its theme. Furthermore, we never deal with crude circumstances in stories, rather we do encounter incidents that have been represented in a special manner and have received attention from a specific center of narration. The varieties of center of narration and the story teller’s different ways of dealing with point of view in the Masnavi are accomplished so attractively and consciously that its analysis can reveal Molavi’s genius in creating a work of art which is beyond time and place.  The present article which is based on document analysis seeks to examine different kinds of center of narration by focusing on the story “Daquqi”.