Interactivity and open-ending are two concepts which have gained popularity with the incursion of hypertext in the field of literary creation. However, their meaning is not unanimous as there is a multiplicity of coexisting definitions. This chapter organizes definitions in two poles, which mark two different approaches to the study of literature in the age of the new information technology: th...

the present paper is intended to deal with a certain kind of deconstruction and deviation from literary norms found in mathnavi ma'navi. comparison is also made between the mathnavi and other great literary works. unlike other persian literary works, mathnavi does not begin in the name of the god, praising the prophet and other great religious men. instead, it starts with the famous compla...

drama is an obvious cultural activity. this literary form is a means of solidarity between human beings and opens new horizons for dialogue among races, ethnicities and different colors in spite of different point of views, opinions and beliefs. drama is proper for applying national themes and calling for freedom, rising against oppression and resistance. the present article surveys the works o...

Electronic versions of literary works abound on the Internet and the rapid dissemination of electronic readers will make electronic books more and more common. It is often the case that literary works exist in more than one language, suggesting that, if properly aligned, they could be turned into useful resources for many practical applications, such as writing and language learning aids, trans...

an in-time vision of literary works in their widespread spectrum is what always leads to the enrichment of literature and is also what helps transform it from a static state to a dynamic one. in the meantime, since the myths evolve and proceed with the passage of time and are always present in the course of history, they cannot be held an exception to this fact. the myths, among the different t...

the knowledge of bygone times of a nation and the discovery of the way through which their thought and culture and civilization developed throughout ages, are of great important for the next generations of that nation and their success in future ways of development. unquestionably, the literary works contain the greatest part of the cultural and mental products and legacy of a nation and deserv...

all along history, the art and society always have interplayed. literary works especially novel are rooted in contemporary society and tell us about social, political, cultural and historical issues of a society. a realistic novel may reflect realities of its time like a mirror. the sociology of literature is aimed to explain the links between society and literature and clarifying the quality o...