مرثيه سرايي در ادب فارسي و عربي با تكيه بر مقايسه مرثيه ابوالحسن تهامي و مرثيه خاقاني شرواني

Elegy in Persian and Arabic literature Emphasizing the comparison of Abol Hassna Tahami and Khaqaniʹs elegy

The present article surveys the elegy and its different types in Persian and Arabic literature. It also surveys the procedure of elegy in both Arabic and Persian literature as well as its circulation in both languages; where is the beginning point and which Persian and Arab poets have elegized. The basis of the present article is the comparison of Khaqaniʹs elegy -on his sonʹs death - as a sample in Persian literature and Abol Hassan Tahamiʹs elegy - on his sonʹs death - as a sample in Arabic literature. In order to clarify the elegyʹs position in Persian and Arabic literature the similarities and the differences are expressed in this article.