AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN “MAN AND THE UNIVERSE” IN THE WORKS BY SUHRАB SIPEHRI

Abstract

The poet and writer Sohrab Sipehri (1928-1980) played a particular role in the formation and development of Iranian poetry at the beginning of the twentieth century. This poet created his style of expression and was an enlightened person who provided a holistic connection of modern philosophical views with orthodox ideas. He was a philosopher-poet, an artistic thinker who was able to give the contemporary content of the interpretation of theories of «Unity» - («wahdat al-wujud») and «Perfect man» - («komil inson») in the traditional system of mystical views. As a great writer he created a new set of poetic emblems and symbols in his approach, he had a special place in modern Persian poetry as a poet who contributed to the development of the literary movement “new poetry” (“sher-i now”) of Iranian poetry. The main goal of the article is to study the role and place of Sohrab Sipehri in the development of the literary process, philosophical and educational beliefs, and mystical ideas expressed in his works. As a result, the essence and content of artistic symbols, strong heritage, artistic thinking of poet were revealed. The poet advocates the creation of harmony between man and the universe. S. Sipehri, on the one hand, tries to show clearly the boundaries and limitations between man and the universe. And on the other hand, he argues that these boundaries should be removed between them. When S. Sipehri thinks about existence and what belongs to him, he speaks in a language that is typical of the Surrealist style, that is, difcult to understand, but the philosophical meaning of such a statement stems from the mystical views of Eastern mysticism. The poet›s artistic thinking connects and harmonizes the imagination of the East and the West.