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)

The Codicology of Prose Epic of Piltan-Nāmeh, Narrated By Abd-Al-Raḥmān Marāḡī

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Milad Ja'farpoor
Faculty member of persian language & literature in Hakim Sabzevari University
10.22034/crtc.2024.465085.1152
Abstract
Persian prose epics are an independent literary movement in the history of Iranian literature, which, despite their ancient background, rich content, coherent structure, variety and high number, have not been able to have a place of prestige like verse epics, so they have not been introduced as they should be. Piltan-Nāmeh is one of the stories of the mentioned literary movement, which was probably written by a storyteller named “Abd-Al-Raḥmān Marāḡī” at the end of the 9th century of AH. In this research, it was tried for the first time to examine the only existing manuscript of Piltan-Nāmeh written on the date of 972 A.H. After the preface, in two parts, in a descriptive-analytical way, first, the codicology features of Piltan-Nāmeh have been examined, and then a report of its textual criticism characteristics are presented in seven parts. Since Piltan-Nāmeh is very old and relatively rich in content, and the identity of its Āḏarbāyjān narrator is also known, it can be considered a valuable source in compiling the history of Persian prose epics and providing significant data for researchers.
Keywords
Prose Epics
Abd-Al-Raḥmān Marāḡī
Piltan-Nāmeh
Manuscript characteristics
Codicology

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 27 June 2024
  • Revise Date 17 July 2024
  • Accept Date 05 August 2024
  • Publish Date 21 March 2026