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A Reflection on Royā’i’s Views on the Nature and Constituents of Poetry
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Farzad Baloo *1  , Mostafa Mirdar Rezaei2 |
1- University of Mazandaran , f.baloo@umz.ac.ir
2- University of Guilan |
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Abstract: (708 Views) |
Yadollah Royā’i is one of the contemporary poet-theoreticians who holds thought-provoking views regarding the nature and essential components of poetry. This research, conducted using a descriptive-analytical method and library resources, seeks to examine the essence of poetry in relation to Royā’i’s philosophical and aesthetic thought, focusing specifically on his perspectives.The findings indicate that Royā’i, relying on Husserl’s Phenomenology and inspired by Heidegger’s ideas, views poetry not as a representation of reality, but as a “definition” and the “transcendent presence of language” in existence. In his transition from the oral tradition to the written, he highlights the role of visual awareness in the poetic experience. Royā’i emphasizes the triad of Man, World, and Language, considering poetry to be the result of the dynamic and internal interaction of these three elements. He argues that the excessive focus on any one of these elements leads to the exclusion of the other two and weakens the ‘alchemy of the word.’ Based on this foundation, poetry is not the product of divine inspiration, but the result of the conscious “invocation” (Ehzār) of language. In this approach, Volume Poetry (She’r-e HḤajm) is the field for the realization of this awareness and the intuitive experience of phenomena. He calls Form the generative essence of poetry and Image (Taṣvīr) its fundamental pillar. While he does not consider conventional meter (vazn) a necessary factor for poetry, he believes in the necessity of a kind of internal rhythm and musicality. He points out that, in addition to poems written in 'arūḍī meter, he has introduced new rhythms that had no precedent in traditional prosody. In Royā’i’s thought, poetry transcends mere linguistic structure; it is an act of re-defining existence, meaning, and human experience within the realm of language.
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| Keywords: Royā’i, Nature of Poetry, Volume Poetry (She’r-e Ḥajm), Phenomenology, Husserl, Form, Image. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
شعر معاصر
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