Epical Version of the Poetical Anecdote on “Murder of Dragon by Bahram, and Discovery of Treasure by Him” Within the Framework of Haft-Paykar

The anecdotes of Haft-Paykar, penned by the renowned Iranian poet, Nezami, maintain a structural discipline in relation to plot and contents. Although their narrations are linear in form, the other parts of these anecdotes maintain a unique structure in legendary symbolism. The background and presentation of solutions to different issues in these anecdotes, in majority of cases, is a reflection of the epical form. The terms of presentation of each section of these anecdotes are compatible with the symbolic contents and the spirit of each section.In this study, efforts were made to make use of ancient role models and the Theory of Myths of Northrop Frye, in a bid to present an epical version of the poetic anecdote on ‘murder of dragon by Bahram and discovery of treasure by him’. At the end, it was cleared that the three structural sections of this anecdote show the background, and resolution of problems, which with the usage of symbolism and poetic atmosphere, reflect the repeated pattern of summer, winter, and spring myths. With due attention to these patterns: romance or irony and comedy are the literary form of each section. This approach to statement of anecdotes is observed in several Farsi traditional literary texts.