samak-e ayyar has been told by sadaghat ebn-e abolghasem in the same way it was recounted in public places. faramarz ebn-e khodadad-e arrajani, in turn, has adopted and retold the story, retaining the same stylistic features used by professional public reciters. ayyari tricks and stratagems are of magical and military nature and are used by common people, wanderers, magicians and fairies in thi...

image of woman in literature is an important issue of critical feminism. it can be argued that literature is the society's mirror, but unfortunately this mirror has not yet reflected a beautiful image of woman. with some exceptions women are usually given a nasty and negative image. this paper is a study on the images of women in some anecdotes and stories that had been written between 6th...