Content study of the Persian prose Brotherhood from the middle of the fifth century to the contemporary period (with a political, social, literary approach)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

2 PhD Student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

Abstract

Schools, writings and writing etiquette have a long history in Iran before and after Islam. (Brotherhood) or friendly letters were a special type of source that the secretaries and secretaries wrote to their close friends and relatives, and for which they had defined pillars that until the constitutional period and the beginning of the simplification movement, more or less in accordance with the pillars. However, the new way of writing affected the structure of the Brotherhood and removed it from the old and traditional format; However, the content of the Brotherhood in terms of literature, politics and society from the past to the present has retained many common themes. Contemporary, to be briefly examined. The method of work is based on library research. In this way, the content of the Brotherhood in the writings and sources of famous secretaries and messengers in different periods has been studied and the common themes that have the highest frequency have been extracted and studied. The results show that in this period, despite the significant changes and developments that have occurred in the pillars and structure of the Brotherhood; The content of the Brotherhood is more or less preserved and many common themes can be found in different periods.

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