in some verses (ayat) of the holy quran, we come to a wise learned man, who had the responsibility of musses> teaching for a short period, and taught him knowledge and morality. the holy quran has not referred to the name of this character, but some interpreters and translators of quran believe him to be the khizr. two of great persian poets, ferdosi and nezami, have entered khizr into the real...

ever since alexander emerged in the history of iran, his being greek or iranian has been a matter of dispute. the subject has later entered the discussions over alexander’s identity as ruler, governor, explorer, adventurer, etc. even these days disputes over his existence or his territory exist. a purely historical study on the subject should be based on documents. yet since a great part of wri...

grotesque was introduced to european literature by the middle of sixteenth century, though previous definitions of this terminology were available before. although this term was introduced to aesthetics at the same time with its introduction to philosophy of arts, kayser made it official and defined it as an expression of alienation and the chaotic world in the nineteenth century. grotesque, as...