Reflection of Social Issues in Satirical Language at Saʿdī's Gulistan

Sociology of literature is a branch of the social sciences which results from the relationship between sociology and literature; in other words, sociology in literature means searching for the reflection of the social characteristics in each historical period among the literary works of that period. Most of the committed poets and writers always try to reflect the issues of their era in their works. Saʿdī is also one of these elders who in his works, tries to investigate the various living issues of social classes in the seventh century AD. Author at the present article takes a sociological look at the Gulistan of Saʿdī and investigate its satirical anecdotes to clarify the social issues of Saʿdī's era and manifest the satirical aspects of its anecdotes.

کلیدواژه ها:

Saʿdī ، Gulistan ، sociology ، social situation ، satire