Resistance Literature

Resistance Literature

Literary Criticism of the Book "The Lady and the Commander" Based on Sustainability Literature

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Professor, Teacher, Farhangian University, Taleghani Campus, Qom
2 Assistant Professor, Department of General Studies and Basic Sciences, Khorramshahr University of Marine Sciences and Techniques
10.22034/rrl.2025.2049693.1048
Abstract
Resistance literature is a symbol of stability against inequalities. The writing type of such literary creations is epic-narrative type. One of these works is the book "The Lady and the Commander" in which the author (Maryam Gurbanzadeh) narrated the life and deeds of "Umm al-Binin Hosseini", the wife of the martyr Alireza Tusli/Abu Hamid (commander of the Fatemiyoun Army), which is part of the work's profile. It is an epic with a narrative style. Therefore, the upcoming research has looked at Khatoon's book with an analytical-explanatory method from the perspective of linguistic and literary realm (style) and intellectual realm (school). After analyzing how the book was written, this essay highlighted the strengths of the work with a documentary and standard literary criticism, analyzed its arrays, and considered the achievement of the research to give importance to the coherent and structured writings of resistance literature, which can be a basis for reliability. To be sustainable in literature. It is also important to explain the realist events and surrealist idealisms of the book because the literature of resistance and works of sustainability will remain. As a result, the researcher has recognized the purpose of the author to motivate the movement and rise against oppression.
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  • Receive Date 02 January 2025
  • Revise Date 11 June 2025
  • Accept Date 13 August 2025
  • Publish Date 23 July 2025