Investigating the concept of seven domes with a semioticapproach

Nizami, born in ۵۳۵ AHS, is a pioneer of storytelling in Persian literature. His book "Haft Pikar," one of thefive treasures of Nizami Ganjavi, is also known as "Bahram Nameh" or "Seven Domes." This bookcomprises ۵۱۳۶ verses and narrates the legendary story of Bahram Gur. "Haft Pikar" appears to be anallegorical and romantic work, depicting the tale of Bahram and his seven mistresses, who happen to be thedaughters of kings from seven different regions across the world. Bahram constructs exquisite domes andpalaces for each of these mistresses, with the guest bar encompassing one of these domes. utilizing distinctcolors and climates for each dome, Nizami intricately weaves the attributes of characters associated with eachdome. These characters share profound meanings and relationships among themselves. Notably, each color ischosen purposefully to evoke and convey the climate's essence, harmonizing with the dome's storyline.Within each dome, vivid images corresponding to the dome's color scheme emerge, enabling a cogentexamination of the interrelation between the military domes concerning color and climate. This researchemploys a comparative approach and a descriptive-analytical methodology, drawing upon ancientastronomical texts and the concept of the seven domes. The study delves into the semiotics of each dome andits correlation with color and the seven climates. Moreover, it takes into account the fictitious charactersoriginating from each climate.

کلیدواژه ها:

۱ ، Seven domes in Ganja vi's Nizami ، ۲ ، Semiotics of seven domes ، ۳ ، Ganja vi's Nizami ، ۴ ، Color in seven domes ، ۵ ، Seven climates