Persian Language and Literature
Ali Soleimani; Mohammad reza Movahedi
Abstract
This essay is devoted to the review of the fifth book entitled “Comprehensive Description of Mathnavi Manavi”. Naturally, reviewing and analyzing all 4238 verses of this book is more than the capacity of an article. Therefore, in this study, we attempt to show a brief picture of the shortcoming ...
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This essay is devoted to the review of the fifth book entitled “Comprehensive Description of Mathnavi Manavi”. Naturally, reviewing and analyzing all 4238 verses of this book is more than the capacity of an article. Therefore, in this study, we attempt to show a brief picture of the shortcoming of this work by classifying the main reasons for the existing perceptions of the work and bringing one or more related examples. The author in this work relies on two important factors, named “the context of the verses” and “the use of own context sign of Mathnavi”. We have found, despite the great efforts of the respected collector, that this work has significant shortcomings such as: not having the relationship between the meaning and vertical pivot of the verses, rejecting the correct explaining of other exegetes, unrelated explanation inside the brackets with the original purpose of the verse, disregarding the connection between two hemistichs, and wrong reading of verses, etc. The existence of these things has made some meaning of verses inconsistent with the original intentions of Rumi in Mathnavi, and empty space of proper description of Mathnavi is felt.
