Cinematic Techniques in ‘The Boxer’ story in Saadi’s Golestan: A Literary Semiotics Study

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Corresponding author, Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Aatollah Boroujerdi University, Boroujerd, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Persian Literature, Aatollah Boroujerdi University, Boroujerd. Iran.

10.22103/jll.2025.25141.3192

Abstract

Purpose: Classic literature in Pesian can be analysed by new scientific approaches and theories of modern art and science. Many works has been written on the effect of cinema on literature. Cinema affects literature in using some cinematic techniques. Here in this article cinematic techniques in ‘The Boxer’ story in Golestan are investigated. The main question is: How Saadi consciously or unconsciously used the cinematic techniques to enrich visual factors of his storytelling techniques through modern cinematic knowledge inferred that he had this knowledge in his mind and consciousness. The research technique used here is analytic comparison of cinematic techniques and their use in literature. The goal is to investigate cinematic techniques in this story and their semiotic effects on the narration of the story.
Method and Research: We used Bellardi’s theory of Cinematic Fiction as our framework. Many cinematic techniques are found out in this story. In this story the reader can see the story in his mind while reading it.  Saadi used language and words to make cinematic scenes and sound effects to make a modern cinematic version of this story. These techniques reinforced the visual feature of his stories and created a new visual and audial experience for the reader
Findings and Conclusions: This research can help readers to enjoy these features of Sadii`s works and help them to understand these techniques as a semiotic system and show new horizons in the works of directors and writers.

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