بررسي بن مايه داستاني «سركشي و تباهي» در شاهنامه فردوسي

The Study of the Fictional Motifs of "Rebellion & Decline" in Ferdowsiʹs Shahnameh

In a structural analysis, the "Rebellion & Decline" theme creates a narrative structure in which eleven stories of Shahnameh - equal to 3.18 per cent of the whole Epic - are included, which makes it the tenth largest sequence of the Shahnameh. This narrative structure (sequence) consists of initial tranquillity, the kingʹs rebellion, his decline, and ultimate tranquillity. The epical theme of rebellion and decline is deeply rooted in the myth of the "original sin," and displays a type of a powerful king. The most apparent historical manifestation of such a reign can be observed in the Sassanid period, which is perceptible from abundance of stories influenced from such a structure in the part of Ferdowsiʹs Shahnameh dealing with the Sassanid era. Considering the spread and antiquity of the myth of "original sin," as an effective myth in this sequence, we can consider this myth as an archetype, which appears in many stories of world nationsʹ literatures.