Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)

Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)

Introducing the new founded prose codex of Bahram and Golandam

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
zahra Taherian
Najmeh Dorri
Department of Persian literature. Faculty of Humanities. Tarbiat Modares University. Tehran. Iran.
10.22034/crtc.2023.178377
Abstract
In many historical literature periods, heroic and romantic tales are among the most appealing and popular tales, and they also rank among the notable pieces of folklore literature. Numerous of these codices, including both poetry and prose, are still in draft form and have not yet been revised. Due to the significance and intrinsic value of these texts, the purpose of the current study is introducing a new prose version of the Bahram and Golandam narrative. Bahram and Golandam is one of the Persian folklore stories. This story which was among the Iranian stories narrated in traditional home-based schools had gained a lot of popularity. As a result, there are several prose and poem versions of it with some similarities but each with unique characteristics. The version evaluated in the present research is written at the end of one of the authentic versions of Rana and Ziba's poem. it has no date, but it is complete and readable. there are also some verses between the text of the story. according to the language style, this new version of Bahram and Golandam story seems to be antecedent of the version published in adabiate –e-maktab-kaneii iran in terms of time.
In this research, in addition to editing and introducing this version, an attempt has been made to evaluate some of its linguistic and contextual characteristics, using a descriptive-analytical and content-based methodology.
Keywords
Codex
manuscript revision
folklore literature
Bahram and Golandam story
written narration genre

Subjects

عدم تعارض منافع

نویسندگانی که نام‌هایشان ذکر شده است تأیید می‌کنند که هیچ وابستگی یا مشارکتی با هیچ سازمان یا نهادی که منافع مالی (مانند حق‌الزحمه؛ کمک‌های آموزشی؛ شرکت در سخنرانی‌ها؛ عضویت، استخدام، مشاوره، مالکیت سهام یا سایر منافع مالی؛ و شهادت کارشناسی یا ترتیبات مجوز اختراعات) یا منافع غیرمالی (مانند روابط شخصی یا حرفه‌ای، وابستگی‌ها، دانش یا باورها) در موضوع یا مواد مورد بحث در این دست‌نوشته ندارند.

Conflict of Interest 

The named authors confirm that they have no affiliations or involvement with any organization or entity with financial interests (such as fees; educational grants; participation in lectures; membership, employment, consulting, stock ownership, or other financial interests; expert testimony or patent licensing arrangements) or non-financial interests (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5
March 2024
Pages 100-138

  • Receive Date 17 July 2023
  • Revise Date 12 August 2023
  • Accept Date 19 August 2023
  • Publish Date 20 March 2024