بررسي رابطه‏ي فرهنگ‏شناسي وزارت با اوج و فرود متون ادبي با تكيه برحكايتي از مثنوي [دفتر چهارم؛ ابيات 1264- 1158: شاعر و صله دادن شاه، و مضاعف كردن آن وزيرِ بوالحسن

Study of A Story from the Masnavi: Chapter 4, Verses 1158-1264: the Story of the Poet, the King’s Cash Award, and its Multiplication by his Vizir, Bualhassan

بين پاره‏اي از متون ادبي و سياست پيوندي وجود دارد كه انكارناپذير است. اين دو بر هم تاثير و تاثر دارند. نفوذ كلام مي‎تواند خربنده‎اي‌ را دگرگون كرده، چنان همّتي به او بخشد كه به حكومت برسد؛ سياست هم مي‎تواند با بي‎توجّهي به هويّت ملّي قوم خود و شيفتگي در برابر قومي ديگر، زبان نياكانش را در وادي خاموشان مدفون سازد و يا در گسترش آن بكوشد. گاه در برش‎هايي از زمان اين مهم، نقش پررنگ‎تري دارد. اين دوگونه حالت در زمان محمود غزنوي رخ مي‎دهد كه بازتاب نهاد وزارت است. در مقاطع مختلف وزرا با راه‎كارهاي گوناگون از جمله تشويق علما و شاعران، تاسيس كتابخانه و مراكز علمي- فرهنگي به گسترش زبان كمك مي‎كردند. بدين‎منظور صله‎بخشي به شاعران رسمي متداول بود كه هم آوازه‎طلبي خود را سيراب مي‎كردند و هم به ادبيات رونق مي‎بخشيدند. پوسته‎ي ظاهري يكي از حكايات مثنوي برخورد متفاوت دو وزير با شاعران است. در اين پژوهش سعي مي‎شود ضمن تحليل حكايت مثنوي به بخشي از بازتاب عمل‎كرد وزرا در فرهنگ و زبان فارسي پرداخته‌شود.

There is a link between literature and politics that is irrefutable. These two have a mutual influence on one another. A slave with effective words may rise to kingdom. Quite the same, politics, if wisely implemented, can lift the nation it represents, or may completely destroy the cultural heritage and identity of the people it represents, by turning its attention to, and being infatuated with, a foreign culture. It so happens that from time to time this influence is more vivid. These two possibilities occur at the time of Mahmoud, the Ghaznavid king (November 2, 971 – April 30, 1030), and they reflect the peculiar nature of ministry. Throughout the Persian history, now and again we come across the name of certain ministers, whose competence and savvy have created an agreeable environment for the nourishment of language and culture, by supporting scholars and poets, and founding libraries and scientific and cultural centers. Awarding poets with monetary rewards was one of the ways that courts supported both the poet and his thirst for fame, as well as the flourishing of the literature. It must be noted, though, that as far as mysticism is concerned, its withers are unwrung. Although elaboration on mysticism is not within the focus of the present article, it must suffice to mention that mysticism is too decent for the sort of approach mentioned above. The outer shell—that is, the metaphorical aspect—of this story of the Masnavi illustrates the difference between two ministers, as far as supporting a poet and the literature are concerned. In the present research paper, in addition to analyzing the story, I shall discuss the influence of the ministers on the rise and fall of the Persian language, literature, and culture.