Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran
10.22077/islah.2026.10567.1815
Abstract
This article examines the dramatic dimension of reciting the Persian qasida and its relationship to Aristotelian poetics. The discussion proceeds from two main premises: (1) Recitation—understood as an artistic mode of delivering poetry, particularly the laudatory qasida—emerges from the intersection of literature and drama; (2) A comprehensive understanding of recitation can only be achieved through an interdisciplinary perspective that combines literary and artistic analysis. From this vantage point, the laudatory qasida should not be confined to its textual content. It is not merely a vehicle for praise, but also a masterwork of artistic form. The term “form” here refers not only to the linguistic, rhetorical, and aesthetic structures of the qasida, but also to the performative qualities inherent in its recitation. Historically, the delivery of a laudatory qasida constituted a form of staged performance—where the poet or narrator stood in a designated place, positioned at the center of the audience’s attention, conveying meaning through intonation, presence, and gesture. Understanding this performative aspect is inseparable from the classical concept of akhz bil-wujuh found in early Arabic and Persian treatises on poetics—a notion that encapsulates the very essence of performance in tragedy, oratory, laudatory qasida, and satire.
mohammadi,E . (2026). The Performative Dimension of Reciting the Persian Qasida. (e4144). Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities, (), e4144 doi: 10.22077/islah.2026.10567.1815
MLA
mohammadi,E . "The Performative Dimension of Reciting the Persian Qasida" .e4144 , Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities, , , 2026, e4144. doi: 10.22077/islah.2026.10567.1815
HARVARD
mohammadi E. (2026). 'The Performative Dimension of Reciting the Persian Qasida', Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities, (), e4144. doi: 10.22077/islah.2026.10567.1815
CHICAGO
E mohammadi, "The Performative Dimension of Reciting the Persian Qasida," Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities, (2026): e4144, doi: 10.22077/islah.2026.10567.1815
VANCOUVER
mohammadi E. The Performative Dimension of Reciting the Persian Qasida. Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities. 2026;():e4144 (In Persian). doi: 10.22077/islah.2026.10567.1815
