New Kurdish narratives from the story of Babre Bayan, Borzo and Foladvand, and its comparison with Persian narrations

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Payame Noor University, tehran, iran.

Abstract

Popular culture or folklore is one of the important parts of the literature of any nation, which has a special diversity. One of the important parts of Iran's folklore is Pahlavi stories, a part of which has reached us. The story of Beber Bayan and the battle of Barzo with Foladvand is one of the famous warrior stories, which also has a verse form, and various narratives of it can be seen in most of the Naqali scrolls. The first story is a report of Rostam's wrestling with a formidable dragon in India as a teenager, and the second is the story of the battle between Borzo and Foladvand, which is considered the beginning of the detailed narratives of the new Borzoname. In this article, which is based on field research, there are two oral narratives of the story of Beber Bayan and the battle of Barzo with Foladvand from one of the Kurdish speakers, which have significant differences with the narratives of the scrolls. The results of the research show that the Kurdish oral narration of the story of Beber Bayan, Barzo and Foladvand has more simplicity and clarity of expression compared to its Persian narrations, and the narrator omits characters and marginal and less important content compared to written sources. Farsi has created more attraction for listeners.

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Journal of Kurdish Literature

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 22 August 2024

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History

  • Receive Date: 19 July 2023
  • Revise Date: 24 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 02 December 2023

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