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One of the important subjects in folk literature is to compare an oral version of a text with its written version. In this article, the oral narrations of Bahman saga has been compared to its written version. Among the written texts, Bahman Saga in Shahnameh Ferdowsi, Tarikh-e-Thaalabi (The Thaalabi History) and Bahman-Nameh of Iranshah-ibn Abelkheyr, and among the oral narrations, 16 of them have been chosen. The writer has tried to show the linguistic and narrative differences between the written and oral versions of this saga. This is the first study conducted in this field.
Received: 2013/10/30 | Accepted: 2013/04/21 | Published: 2013/10/30