Arabic Literature

Abstract Story poetry is a literary genre which portraits given phenomenon in the story frame. Though this genre of poetry functionally and formally was well known at historical Arabic poetry but Mutrānrebuilt it by imitating western literary movements. This paper concentrates on the narrative poems of Khalil Mutran studying social-historical aspects by analyzing his main poems by using sociological criticism. Mutran through historical projection encourage oppressed nations to revolt against ignominy and tyranny reign in Arab worlds and created in them mobility in sake of illustrious future. Mutrān took his poetic themes from reality of people’s life to reform Arab society and enunciated for ideal life full of morality. Mutran poems had two explanatory aspects: 1-political aspects embodied in resisting to eastern autocratic rule of Othmani- Arabic. 2- Changing of Arabic lyrics from its inheritable and classic form to the individualism and dynamism frame.