A Transition from Passive Nihilism in Akhavan’s Poetry

The nihilistic transition in Akhavanchr('39')s poetry is the main focus of this research. Akhavanchr('39')s poetry, with its modern philosophical background, contains profound meanings that make it worthy of analysis beyond the ordinary. One of the most obvious of these meanings is the dialectic of hope and despair. Akhavanchr('39')s acquaintance with the ideas of modern Europe, like for instance, the philosophical ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche, led us to analyze the tendencies of the nihilistic transition of his poetry considering Nietzschechr('39')s "transition from passive nihilism to active nihilism”. Upon analysis it became clear that Akhavanchr('39')s poetic thought reflects Nietzschean nihilism, as it can be traced in his views such as denying the metaphysical tendency and relying on the human will of elitism, specific views of morality, becoming, and also eternal return, considered as the way to create the superman. Thus, the results of the research showed that Akhavanchr('39')s poetry, seemingly is a reflection of a kind of passive imagery. However, with a closer look, it became clear that his poems have specific formal and semantic features based on which the emotion of despair and nihilistic thought became active rather than being passive. The method of the current study was qualitative and the approach to analysis was a philosophical critique approach and it also adopted a descriptive approach.