نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The publication of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim’s Progress in 17th-century England and Agha Najafi Ghuchani's Journey to the West in 20th-century Iran occurred under comparable social and historical conditions. Both authors responded similarly to emerging societal challenges, despite the different historical and social contexts. In both England and Iran, the rise of modernity led to the formation of middle classes increasingly attracted to worldly pleasures. In reaction to this shift, some religious figures used the emerging genre of storytelling to caution middle-class readers against becoming absorbed in the allure of modern life. These two works exhibit similarities in plot, narrative structure, and methods of storytelling and event description. According to Siegbert Salomon Prawer’s theory, similar social conditions or human experiences in different geographical regions often produce literary works with comparable themes. Based on this theory, the present study explores and highlights the similarities between The Pilgrim’s Progress and Journey to the West, tracing these parallels back to the analogous social contexts that shaped them.
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