tarikh-e beyhaghi based on greimas' actants model semiotic-structural analysis of two stories from

greimas and other semioticians of the paris school believe that reality is always illusive and that the factors affecting the formation of a narrative are always ambiguous. based on this view, a narrative is always a simulation of reality. based on greimas' actants model, this paper presents an analysis of two stories from tarikh-e beyhaghi, with the aim of revealing two types of narratives; the first type cannot be analyzed very well using this model because the author beyhaghi had no access to authentic details about it and thus presented a poor characterization. the second type can be analyzed using this model because of excellent characterization. the stories reflect reality to a great extent, which shows beyhaghi's mastery of simulating historical facts in the form of narratives.