Physical (Non-verbal) Dramatic Actions in the Quran from the Perspective of James Thomas

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD in Art Wisdom

2 PhD student in Philosophy of Art

Abstract

The stories of the Quran have dramatic aspects and they can be analyzed from this point of view. The word drama in Greek simply means action. Action is the most important element of drama. James Thomas is a theoretician who examines the dramatic text based on the formalist method. In explaining the action of the character, he mentions physical dramatic actions. Physical actions are actions that are expressed non-verbally to explain the physical actions in the stories of the Quran. This research tries to answer the basic question what is the representational aspect of the physical actions in the stories of the Quran? Finally, he reached the hypothesis that whether the stories of the Quran have dramatic aspects or not. The research method is information analysis and inductive-interpretive and descriptive-analytical. The results of the research show that physical actions such as the descent of Adam (A.S) and the ark of Noah (A.S) in the stories of the Quran have dramatic value and these actions can be used in creating dramatic situations

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The Quran and Science
Volume 16, Issue 30 - Serial Number 30
September 2022
Pages 119-138

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  • Receive Date: 08 March 2022
  • Revise Date: 22 April 2022
  • Accept Date: 30 May 2022

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