The study and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)in the Novel SAG WA ZEMESTANE BOLAND

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Political novel is one of the kinds of Persian Literature with special factors, which are different from other contemporary story writing styles. These types of stories are more accommodated with criti-cal discourse analysis (CDA) among other methods of novel analyses compared to other types, because of their specificity and unique quality of and their close relations with society and political events. One of the approaches used in surveying these types of stories is the use of the framework of text and met text with the best and the most effective approach, i.e. that of Norman Fairclough who surveys a text in three levels of description, interpretation, and exploration. It has to be mentioned that the novel of “Sag wa zemestane boland” written by Shahrnoshe Parsipoor is one of the political novels written after the Islamic Revolution. The writer tries to survey, interpret, and criticize the main and influential political events of Iran with emphasis on the psychological issues of the characters on the basis of CDA and to present the projected elements. The analysis of text shows that ground of its historical is political events and tyranny atmosphere of fiftieth decade and the most important theme, is generations contrast and power critic that is mirrored in the storical dialogues and behaviors of course by feminine language.

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