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Abstract
TAZKERAT - AL - ULIA is the only work by Farrid - Al - Din Attar in prose form. It expresses
the biography, ideas and deeds of seventy two mystics and sofism. The reflection of historical,
political and literary events affairs and creation on the works of Attar in particular , and Farsi
literature of that time in general is quite interesting. In order to study the dramatic aspects of
Tazkerat –Al –Ulia it is necessary to read, analyse and evaluate them in a different set of literary
and artistic terms, that is to say dramatic and theatrical terms. The elements of theatre contain
elements of play, performance, dramatic devices and techniques. In order to reveal the theatrical
capacities and potentials of Tazkerat – Al - Ulia a selection of its narratives (three stories) 1 -
Fozail Ayyaz, 2 - Rabee Advieh, 3 – Hosein – Ebn - Mansour Hallaj is in the center of present
study and their theatrical and dramatic aspects of the prementioned stories have been analysed
and evaluated in theatre critical terms. The researcher hopes that her research findings has shed
light on the theatrical and dramatic potentials and values of Tazkerat –Al –Ulia and paves the
way for dramatization and stage adaptation of the stories of the work in question.
Received: 1901/12/14 | Accepted: 1901/12/14 | Published: 2007/09/23