Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Ph.D. student of Persian language and literature, Tabriz University
2 Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
Jacques Derrida's dissemination theory is one of the key and important concepts in philosophy and literature, which deals with the analysis of language and the transmission of meaning in literary texts. According to this theory, meaning and reality are created through language and texts, and each text and speech has different dimensions and exposures that change based on historical, cultural, and social conditions. In this theory, dissemination means the effect or impact of language on the meaning and identity of the text, and it shows that language and text can never convey the meaning absolutely and transparently, and meaning is always exposed and influenced by language and text. Dissemination actually consists of these different linguistic and cultural influences and roles that are present in parts of the literary text. In this research, the authors analyzed and reread the story of Hunting and Lion from the first book of Masnavi Ma'navi, based on Jacques Derrida's model of change of meaning, using the descriptive-analytical method and relying on library studies. The results show that the story of Hunting and Lion consists of twenty-seven parts, four of which are considered as an internal discussion and have a narrative, interpretive, and allegorical approach and are in the domain of changing meaning because they bring up another story and are separated from the narrative structure governing the story. In addition, in the twenty-three parts in which Rumi talks about the story of Hunting and Lion, only the first few verses are dedicated to the narration, and the other verses include Rumi's description and interpretations and show changes in meaning.
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