Intersemiotic Translation: From Medieval Poetry to Modern Movie by Leila Nik Nasab

“…The key story elements examined in this movie are as follows:Plot (narrative structure)Character and characterizationStory progressionSetting (time and place)Symbols and signsDialogueThemes and motifsThe story of Sheikh San'an, who fell in love, is one of the beautiful mystical stories, and Sheikh Farid al-Din Attar elegantly narrates it in verse in his Conference of the Birds.Most of the elements of the Sheikh San'an story can be found in The Forbidden Fruit. …”
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