To my parents, with love and gratitude, for believing in me and teaching me to always reach for my dreams. To my beloved dogs Tris and Lizzy, for faithfully accompanying me throughout the long years of my veterinary education.

sometimes, while investigating familiar and common genres of persian literature, some unfamiliar genres appear. these genres were used mostly in some earlier periods. one of these genres is sarâpâ. by investigating historical and geographical backgrounds of this genre the reasons for its popularity, especially in the period of the indian style, are revealed. this article tries to introduce sarâ...

ii iii DEDICATION I dedicate this thesis to my father and my mother in recognition of their endless help; support and encouragement also dedicate this work to my beloved wife, I will not forget my brothers and sisters.

ii DEDICATION This endeavor, and indeed my entire existence, is dedicated to my daughter: my best and most beloved work. You are the reason for everything and the center of my Universe, and

The beloved after-school show of the 1980s was product a then revolutionary idea: asking children what they wanted in television science series.