Intellectual as the Saviour: The Social Aspect of the Intellectual Saviour in Akbar Radi’s The Saviour in the Damp Morning based on Gilbert Durand’s Theories

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Intellectual as the Saviour: The Social Aspect of the Intellectual Saviour in Akbar Radi’s The Saviour in the Damp Morning based on Gilbert Durand’s Theories

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This article aims at finding the relation between the intellectual and saviour in play The Saviour in the Damp Morning written by Akbar Radi. The main question of this article is who is the saviour in this play and what is its connection to the intellectual and the social order of the time. The proper theory for this analysis is Gilbert Durand’s mythanalysis in which the researcher has followed three steps: close-reading of the play, finding intertextual elements and the myth in the play, and figuring out the relation of the myth to the society in which it was written. The findings show that the saviour in this play is an intellectual who considers himself a Christ-like figure that should save the humanity. This person, however, is passive and in facing problems, he finds the solution in committing suicide. Studying the social situation in the time of the play shows that society needed intellectuals to take action and take a step to save their society. The findings showed that the failure in intellectualism was rooted in the lack of connection between the intellectual and his society, which was echoed in the play.

Keywords: intellectual, saviour, The Saviour in the Wet Morning, Akbar Radi, Gilbert Durand.

Article Type: مقالات علمی پژوهشی | Subject: Sociology of Literature
Received: 2022/12/28 | Accepted: 2024/04/29 | Published: 2024/04/29

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