| ID | 127784 |
| Title Proper | Lascivious vines, corrupted virgins, and crimes of honor |
| Other Title Information | variations on the wine production myth as narrated in early Persian poetry |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Brookshaw, Dominic Parviz |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Persian wine production myth centers on the relationship between a male vintner and his female vine and her daughters, the grapes. This myth, the earliest extant examples of which are found in qas?das by the Samanid poets R?dak? and Bashsh?r Marghaz? and which was much developed by Man?chihr? and his contemporary Farrukh?, contains images of femininity, the mother-child bond, separation, violence, execution, and ultimate redemption. The grape harvest comes in the late summer and culminates in the Mihrag?n festival, a celebration focused on the grape and grape wine, at which poems containing versions of the wine production myth were recited. The present study maps the evolution of this myth over the span of a century through a close reading of eleven poems with specific reference to variations in narrative structure. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.1; January 2014: p.87-129 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.1; January 2014: p.87-129 |
| Key Words | Iran ; Persian Literature ; Persian Poetry ; Production Myth ; Crime of Honor ; History ; History - Iran ; History - Iranian Literature ; Narrative Structure ; Rose and the Wine |