Matin Research Journal

Matin Research Journal

Reviewing Quranic Thoughts Reflected in Imam Khomeini’s Poetry with an Approach based on Implied Intertextuality

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Seyyed Hossein Mousavi 1
Shamsolhajiyeh Ardalani 2
Seyyed Jafar Hamidi 3
1 PhD Student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Boushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boushehr, Iran,
2 . Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Boushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boushehr, Iran, (Corresponding author)
3 Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Boushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boushehr, Iran
10.22034/matin.2021.288619.1888
Abstract
Intertextuality is a method of convergence of texts based on interdependent ways in which texts stand in relation to one another, where the meaning of one text is shaped or influenced by its relationship with other texts. In other words, intertextuality refers to taking influence from previous texts to influence the next texts. According to Gerard Genette, in its brief definition, intertextuality is the simultaneous occurrence of two texts in each other. His definition of intertextuality falls into three levels: a very clear level or quotation, less clear level or plagiarism and least clear or implied level or allusion. Allusion implies such concepts as allegory and metaphor, without its hints it is impossible to fully understand a text. This work is a qualitative research work developed through a descriptive-analytical method and based on library documents meant to clarify implied intertextual clarification of the Holy Quran in Imam Khomeini’s poetry. Therefore, we have reviewed those poems by Imam Khomeini that, according to Genette’s classification of intertextuality, they have an implied intertextual relationship with the words of the Holy Book. Findings of the paper indicate a broad-based relationship between Imam Khomeini’s poetry and the verses of the Holy Quran.
Keywords
Holy Quran
Imam Khomeini
intertextuality
Gerard Genette
allusion
implied intertextuality
Subjects
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