Reflection on “Leili-va-Majnoon” of Maktabi Shirazi on Viewpoint of Stylistics

Mirhashemi , M. ,Ph.D.



Abstract:



Maktabi Shirazi, an outstanding poet of the late 9^th and early 10^th century, has a versified story entitled “Leili-va-Majnoon” comprising over 2160 Couplets. This imaginative poetic work is a specimen of Nezami’s “Leili-va-Majnoon”. Among specimens of Nezami’s work, Maktabi’s literary work is a successful one.



The characteristics of Maktabi’s poem include: dealing with principles of tale’s actions; avoiding from strange descriptions; using the conversational words and explanations very frequently, using nice and in several cases new compounds; using some archaic applications of words, grammar and syntax; creating various images and using exaggeration.