Analysis of the story of Homay and Homayun based on Sternberg's ideas

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1 PhD Student in the Departement of persian Language and Literature، MA.C ،Islamic Azad university ،mashhad، iran.

2 Associate Professor of Department of Persian Language and Literature، Is.C، Islamic Azad University ، Isfahan ، Iran.

3 Assistant Professor ، Department of Persian Language and Literature ،Yl.C، Islamic Azad University ، Tehran ، Iran.

10.22111/jllr.2025.52226.3347

Abstract

According to Sternberg In his opinion, passion, intimacy, and commitment are the main pillars of the triangle of love, and the combination of these three pillars forms the types of love. In this research, which is a descriptive-analytical study the data collection has been carried out in the form of library studies, and dedicated to the components of love in Khaju Kermani's Homay and Homayun based on Robert Sternberg's views. In this article, after a brief explanation of Sternberg's three pyramids of love, we have cited examples from Khaju Kermani in Homay and Homayun in order to find out the nature of love in Homay and Homayun based on Sternberg's components of love and to find out what the pattern of relationships between the characters in the story's lyrical system of Homay and Homayun is like according to Sternberg's theory of the triangle of love. The results study show that the patterns in relationships of the characters in the story correspond to the components of Sternberg's love triangle. In the romantic relationships of the important characters in the story , all the components of Sternberg's triangle of love are present, and each of the romantic relationships is durable and stable.

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Journal of Lyrical Literature Researches

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Available Online from 22 October 2025

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