Iranian Persian Language and Literature Promotion Society Research on Mystical Literature HTTPS://JP 2 4 2009 02 19 Literary Genres in the Iranian national Epics Literary Genres in the Iranian national Epics 1 30 16384 FA Mohammadreza Sarfi Associate professor of Persian language and literature, University Mahmoud Modabri Associate professor of Persian language and literature, University Mohammad Sadegh Basiri Assistant professor of Persian language and literature, University Hossein Mirza Niknam Ph.D student of Persian language and literature, University Journal Article 2016 06 14  Iranian national epics – especially Shahnameh- are up and down of Iran history in Iranian attitudes in the way they do exist; or else, in the way Iranians want or suppose them to be. Such masterpieces could be studied from different perspectives. One of these perspectives is contextual study of these works on the basis of  literary genres. Although epic is independent, because of its broad subjects, there could be some other genres in it. Through an exact study of ten national epics of Iran (Shahnameh, Garshaspnameh, Borzoonameh, Faramarznameh, Banoogoshaspnameh, Shahreyarnameh, Bahmannameh, kooshnameh, kok e koohzad and Jahangirnameh), there seems to be up to 46 genres overlapping with each other.    Iranian national epics – especially Shahnameh- are up and down of Iran history in Iranian attitudes in the way they do exist; or else, in the way Iranians want or suppose them to be. Such masterpieces could be studied from different perspectives. One of these perspectives is contextual study of these works on the basis of  literary genres. Although epic is independent, because of its broad subjects, there could be some other genres in it. Through an exact study of ten national epics of Iran (Shahnameh, Garshaspnameh, Borzoonameh, Faramarznameh, Banoogoshaspnameh, Shahreyarnameh, Bahmannameh, kooshnameh, kok e koohzad and Jahangirnameh), there seems to be up to 46 genres overlapping with each other.   https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/article_16384_ae0b6fd62a56da58e8bb89b59fc824bc.pdf