features of gibranian utopia in his literary works

Features of Gibranian Utopia in his Literary Works    Sardar Aslani *    Abstract  Every thinker and man of letters who pursues a goal in his or her works has a utopia. After introducing utopia by Plato, Farabi and St. Augustine, Gibran Khalil Gibran established the foundations of his own particular utopia. The features of his utopia are as follows: 1) freedom 2) kindness 3) justice 4) undue inclination towards knowing the world 5) innovative moral and human qualities and 6) the idea of eternality. The present paper attempts to elaborate on the characteristics of Gibranian Utopia in his literary works.     Key words: Gibranian utopia, human and moral values, North Mahjar literature, Messenger of letter  * Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of IsfahanE-mail: Aslani@fgn.ui.ac.ir