The influence of Sufism and Quantum theory on Eric–Emmanuel Schmitt’s works / Simin Amirian Khafacheh

This thesis attempts to investigate Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt as a Western dramatist and mystical writer of Eastern traditions through a detailed, qualitative and critical analysis of some of his most important works. This thesis focuses on five plays; Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Quran, Between Worlds, Einstein's Treason, Frederick or the Crime Boulevard and Stranger. The three objectives of this thesis are: 1)To prove the existence of, and then map out the influence of Sufism in Schmitt’s work, using his plays Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Quran and Frederick or the Crime Boulevard. 2) To show that the concept of quantum theory could be incorporated into literature with special reference to Rumi’s poems, and the relationship between Sufism and Schmitt’s Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Quran. 3)To establish connections between three elements in quantum theory and his plays Between Worlds, Stranger, and Einstein’s Treason. In Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of Quran, Sufi framework and archetypal criticism are used to plainly and briefly present the main concepts of mysticism while simultaneously situating Sufism within the play. The title character takes on the role of a Sufi master, initiating the protagonist, Moses, into the way of the Sufi to eventually become his successor. This thesis explores how the concept of Sufism as derived from Rumi’s poems and quantum theory could be incorporated into Schmitt’s Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Quran

New Physics and Schmitt’s Work: The Play of "Einstein’s Treason"

Humankind has walked many roads to achieve understanding of themselves and to discover their own nature as God's creation. The cognition of humanity, God, and nature is a permanent, pervasive issue throughout history. In this quest to discover humanity, the fields of philosophical anthropology and biological anthropology have emerged and developed alongside each other. Science and philosophy are also trying to find a way to explain creation with all various products created throughout the history. But the noticeable point is the fact that a number of play writers have stepped in to ease the way for a better understanding of complicated concepts such as theology and anthropology in regard to philosophy and physics, and help to facilitate this understanding by creating literary work. Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960) as a contemporary writer had focused his attention on the achievements of science and new physic in recent decades. His works invites the audience to think and contemplate on meaning and, once again, raise issues of human existence and life’s meaningful activities. This paper attempts to investigate Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt as a modern dramatist through a detailed, qualitative and critical analysis of one of his most important works, Einstein’s Treason. In Einstein’s Treason, physics and Einstein's life has been used widely. The study explored how the concept of new physics and quantum theory could be incorporated in to literature of drama in Einstein’s Treason