Yazd University Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature 2645-453X 26 67 2026 01 21 The Manifestation of the ‘Rend’ Concept in Hafez’s Sonnets: A Schizoanalysis of Deleuze and Guattari The Manifestation of the ‘Rend’ Concept in Hafez’s Sonnets: A Schizoanalysis of Deleuze and Guattari 175 205 4075 10.29252/kavosh.2025.23145.3702 FA Hossein Joudavi Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Languages, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran 0009-0001-6861-3394 Mohammad Ali Mahmoodi Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Languages, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran 0009-0002-4696-3630 Mohammad Amir Mashhadi Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Languages, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran Journal Article 2025 05 15 The sonnets of Hafez, as one of the most sublime texts of Persian literature, possess a significant capacity for interdisciplinary and comparative interpretations with contemporary philosophical theories. Among the central concepts in Hafez's worldview, the concept of "Rend" (the Liberated Rogue) holds a pivotal position as a symbol of libertarianism, transgressing imposed norms and inhabiting indeterminate boundaries. The aim of this research is to examine the possibility of a critical reinterpretation of this concept through the lens of "Schizoanalysis", a theory proposed by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari as an alternative to classical psychoanalysis and as a critique of hierarchical power structures. The core question is ‘What are the points of convergence between Hafez's "Rend" and the fundamental components of Schizoanalysis, such as desiring machines, the body without organs, deterritorialization, and multiplicity?’ as well as ‘How can the Rend's evasion of social norms be analyzed within this framework?’ This study employs a qualitative method and an interdisciplinary approach to analyze Hafez's sonnets. The findings reveal that Hafez's Rend is based on strategies such as the rejection of moral dualities, escape from norms, and transformation into a "war machine". It resists dominant systems and constructs a fluid, fragmented subject that dismantles fixed boundaries. The sonnets of Hafez, as one of the most sublime texts of Persian literature, possess a significant capacity for interdisciplinary and comparative interpretations with contemporary philosophical theories. Among the central concepts in Hafez's worldview, the concept of "Rend" (the Liberated Rogue) holds a pivotal position as a symbol of libertarianism, transgressing imposed norms and inhabiting indeterminate boundaries. The aim of this research is to examine the possibility of a critical reinterpretation of this concept through the lens of "Schizoanalysis", a theory proposed by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari as an alternative to classical psychoanalysis and as a critique of hierarchical power structures. The core question is ‘What are the points of convergence between Hafez's "Rend" and the fundamental components of Schizoanalysis, such as desiring machines, the body without organs, deterritorialization, and multiplicity?’ as well as ‘How can the Rend's evasion of social norms be analyzed within this framework?’ This study employs a qualitative method and an interdisciplinary approach to analyze Hafez's sonnets. The findings reveal that Hafez's Rend is based on strategies such as the rejection of moral dualities, escape from norms, and transformation into a "war machine". It resists dominant systems and constructs a fluid, fragmented subject that dismantles fixed boundaries. https://kavoshnameh.yazd.ac.ir/article_4075_9ee77eb19300c08f377bd5a0d72d4f5b.pdf