Infanticide as Instructing Ethics in “Rostam and Sohrab”.docVIP

Infanticide as Instructing Ethics in “Rostam and Sohrab” 　　[a] Ph.D.， Assistant Professor， Islamic Azad University， Kerman Branch， Kerman， Iran. 　　[b] M.A.， Young Researchers Club， Tabriz branch， Islamic Azad University， Tabriz， Iran. 　　Corresponding author. 　　Received 1 December 2012； accepted 4 February 2013 　　Abstract 　　The present paper investigates the story of “Rostam and Sohrab” by Abolghasem Ferdowsi ? the poet of the fourth century. This paper aims to demonstrate the relationship between infanticide by the major character of this work， Rostam， and ethical dilemmas in the lig