Sociological Critique of the Story Siyasonbo Based on Lucien Goldman's Genetic Structuralism Theory

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Department of Persian language and Literature, Salman Farsi University, Kazerun, Iran.

10.22059/jlcr.2023.358054.1931

Abstract

Literary sociology is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to scientifically examine the relationship between literary structure and society. Goldman, one of the theorists in this branch, aims to create a meaningful connection between a literary work and significant aspects of social life in his method (genetic structuralism). In this approach, the relationship between a literary work and society is examined to reveal the political, historical, and social dimensions of society and their alignment with the artistic work for the reader. According to this theory, the form and content of a literary work are shaped under the influence of social structures. This study takes a sociological approach to analyze the story "Siyasonbo" to investigate the historical, social, and cultural dimensions of this work based on Goldman's genetic structuralism. This analysis is conducted in two stages: reception and interpretation. In the reception stage, the structure of the work is examined, and in the interpretation stage, the political, economic, social, and cultural structures of the work are investigated in connection with society. The basis of this research is based on reading, textual analysis, and the library research method. The findings of the study show a close relationship between the historical events of the author's time and the structure of the work. Political incidents in the south have influenced the formation of the author's mental structures and the creation of the work. The problematic character of the novel is, in fact, a small sample of the outside society belonging to the middle class. The structure of Siyasonbo, according to Goldman's model, aligns with the political and social structures of society, and poverty, injustice, and anti-colonialism are manifestations of the author's worldview. Safdari has successfully established a two-way connection between the social world of Siyasonbo and the realities of society; the story has realistic backgrounds in which the political, cultural, and social situations are reflected.

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  • Receive Date: 27 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 22 July 2023
  • Accept Date: 23 September 2023

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