Analysis of the Mythical Narrative Arash-e Kamāngir

The versified story Arash-e Kamāngir is among the typical examples of modern Persian narrative poems which can be analyzed from different narratological perspectives. In this article, apart from the story’s plot, time, characterization, and focalization, its mythological nature has also been studied. The results reveal that the poet has benefited from a variety of narrators to direct the narrative; he has also dramatized the social circumstance through explaining the incessant actions of the focalized and focalizers who play their role in the formation of heroic and mythical characters. This aspect of the work accompanied by its epic context, lyrical descriptions and mythological spirit has turned the poem to a memorable work of literature.