A Study of Molavi's Mystical Language Based on Peirce's Theories

Modern critical approaches are not frequently applied to Persian texts, while these texts can present a great opportunity to analyze theories and find new ways to comment upon literary language. Charles Sanders Peirce who is considered as one of the founders of semiology has divided signs into three classes: iconic, symbolic and indexical. Molavi's poetry has such great depth of meaning that many approaches can be applied to it. Applying Peirce's theories to Molavi's poetry not only helps with the analysis of Molavi's idea but can also be of help in understanding the application of the theory and how it works.