Document Type : scientific-research
Authors
1 PhD student in Persian language and literature, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.
Abstract
Adaptation is one of the most important and prominent rhetorical devices in Persian literature. Despite its frequent use in literary works, scholars of rhetoric have not paid much attention to it, and after centuries since the emergence of rhetoric as a science, there is still no consensus regarding its definition, scope, application, and status. At times, this has even led to confusion among rhetorical Devices and, consequently, misled the audience. Based on this, the present study attempts to provide a more precise definition of this rhetorical device through the critique and analysis of the views of rhetorical scholars, and to clarify the position and boundaries of adaptation. Therefore, this article raises the following questions: 1.What is adaptation? 2. What is the difference between adaptation and other similar devices such as quotation, incorporation, Aqd, and others? 3. Can adaptation be considered a form of plagiarism? 4. What are the errors made by the authors of rhetorical works in citing examples of adaptation? To answer these questions, relevant materials on adaptation were collected from thirty rhetorical sources and were compared and analyzed using a descriptive-analytical method. The results of this study show that the disagreements among rhetorical scholars about the limits and scope of adaptation have led to confusion between adaptation and other rhetorical devices. This has, in turn, caused some rhetoricians to misidentify the position of this device, consider it a form of plagiarism, and make errors in citing its examples.
The results of this study show that the disagreements among rhetorical scholars about the limits and scope of adaptation have led to confusion between adaptation and other rhetorical devices. This has, in turn, caused some rhetoricians to misidentify the position of this device, consider it a form of plagiarism, and make errors in citing its examples.
Adaptation, Aqd, Incorporation, Quotation, Rhetorical devices, Rhetoric.
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