The concept of „life” in literature is portrayed in different forms and from various viewpoints. This concept is not described comprehensively and exhaustively in literature. Since every author sees and describes the concept of „life” from his own point of view, one cannot observe a complete image of it in every single literary work. In the present article, the various and different images of „life” both in „The Ode of Superficial Life” by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929), the famous poet of symbolic literature of the early 20th century in Germany, and life-related verses of „Footsteps of Water” by Sohrab Sepehri (1980-1928), the contemporary Iranian poet, are examined. Although both poets have experienced one world war in their lives, the negative effects of war and its consequences can be noted in their poems with a different description of the concept of „life”. For instance, Sepehri enjoys life and its moments and events, while Hofmannsthal complains about it. The present article tries to show the variety and plurality of the descriptions of this single truth, i.e, „life”, using a comparative analysis of the aforementioned poems.
Rahmani Mofrad,E. (2021). Analysis of the Concept of „Life” in Hofmannsthal’s Poem „The Ode of Superficial Life” and Spehri’s Poem „Footsteps of Water”. Spektrum Iran, 34(1), 139-158. doi: 10.22034/spektrum.2021.190207
MLA
Rahmani Mofrad,E. . "Analysis of the Concept of „Life” in Hofmannsthal’s Poem „The Ode of Superficial Life” and Spehri’s Poem „Footsteps of Water”", Spektrum Iran, 34, 1, 2021, 139-158. doi: 10.22034/spektrum.2021.190207
HARVARD
Rahmani Mofrad E. (2021). 'Analysis of the Concept of „Life” in Hofmannsthal’s Poem „The Ode of Superficial Life” and Spehri’s Poem „Footsteps of Water”', Spektrum Iran, 34(1), pp. 139-158. doi: 10.22034/spektrum.2021.190207
CHICAGO
E. Rahmani Mofrad, "Analysis of the Concept of „Life” in Hofmannsthal’s Poem „The Ode of Superficial Life” and Spehri’s Poem „Footsteps of Water”," Spektrum Iran, 34 1 (2021): 139-158, doi: 10.22034/spektrum.2021.190207
VANCOUVER
Rahmani Mofrad E. Analysis of the Concept of „Life” in Hofmannsthal’s Poem „The Ode of Superficial Life” and Spehri’s Poem „Footsteps of Water”. SPIR, 2021; 34(1): 139-158. doi: 10.22034/spektrum.2021.190207
