Recognizing the content of the themes of Masoud Saad Salman's "Habsiyat" (Prisons) based on the relationship between literature and society

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Department of Persian Language and Literature, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/lda.2025.143400.1041

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Prison and its related poems occupy a large part of Persian literature. Masoud Saad often used various themes in his Habsiyas to prove his innocence and strive for freedom. Literature and society have a deep and complex relationship. Literature not only reflects the culture, history and values of a society; it can also act as a tool for social criticism and change. Habsiya is a poem in which the poet, in prison, recounts his spiritual reflections in a special language. The discourse of prison is constructed with the poet's perspective on the world and the society in which he lives. In the themes of Habsiyat poetry, fatalism is the dominant discourse of the poet, which is addressed in this research. Masoud Saad, due to his invention of the Habasiya genre, created a new content and theme for the ode, and many poets have imitated him so far, but he has distinguished himself from other poets by having deep feelings and emotions. The aforementioned cases have played a role in changing the poet's position from an imitative poet to a poet with a style and a trend-setter and influential in changing the Persian style. In Persian literature, the oldest Habasiya belongs to Masoud Saad Salman, a famous poet of the fifth and sixth centuries. The findings of this study show that the poet has used a variety of themes and subjects in composing Habasiya, which indicates the deep connection between literature and society.

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