1- University of Mazandaran , ghrezvan@umz.ac.ir 2- University of Mazandaran
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The issue of "subject" is the most important indicator of the distinction between classical and modern literature. "I" in classical literature is often general and abstract, but in contemporary literature, following modern philosophy, I is individualized and concrete, in other words, an active subject. Perhaps the most obvious manifestation of this paradigm shift - especially in poetry - can be seen in the type of encounter with the "subject". Contemporary poetry, from its most superficial romantic aspect to its most complex philosophical aspect, expresses a self-sufficient subject whose origin is human-centered.Ahmad Shamlou is one of the poets whose"I" is subject in his poetry. This research deals with the hermeneutics of self/subject in his poetry by the method of qualitative content analysis and critical reading, by studying the collection of Shamlou's poems and selecting suggestive examples. Since this I/Self/Subject has been subjected to turbulences and changes during the six decades of writing poetry, the theoretical support of the discussion is based on these developments, and also deals with the philosophical subject which emphasizes on individual thought and consciousness. and to a subject that is a social construct; That is why it is a compilation of the theoretical support of the article is a synthesis of Michel Foucault's discussions about the hermeneutics of self and governing oneself and others, the theory of symbolic interaction that deals with the individual I and Me, the theory of existentialism that focuses on freedom, choice and responsibility. Finally, because "I" in Shamlou's political poetry is as an ideological pseudo-subject under submission of the Tudeh party, but in his philosophical poetry, the result of knowledge and awareness based on his own lived experience, and thinking on existence, man, life and death, as the supreme subject (Subject), which leads to the formation of the subject in Althusser's view.
Rezvanian G, Sattarzadeh S. political subjectivity and Hermeneutics of Self in Shamlou's poetry. Persian Language and Literature 2024; 32 (96) URL: http://jpll.khu.ac.ir/article-1-4305-en.html