Arabic Literature

Characteristics of Feminine Writing in Ahlam Mustaghanemi''''''''''''''''s Novel "Al-Aswad Yaliq bek" Based on Sara Mills’ Feminist Stylistics

Fatemeh Ravanshad; fereshteh afzali

Volume 14, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 107-128

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2021.321897.612377

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.The term "Feminine writing" implies that women''''s writing has its unique discourse compared to men. linguists have acknowledged the differences in writing styles between men and ... Read More .The term "Feminine writing" implies that women''''s writing has its unique discourse compared to men. linguists have acknowledged the differences in writing styles between men and women and provided components for each. Feminist critics ask whether there is a female language or not? In this regard, Sarah Mills'''' feminist stylistics book offers a model for data analysis that explores the three levels of vocabulary, syntax, and discourse. And by referring to the works of linguists and researchers in the field of sociology of language as well as the views of feminists, he emphasizes the linguistic analysis of women''''s works and proposes the method of analyzing women''''s fictional works. This research uses analytical-descriptive method in the framework of Sarah Mills’ feminist stylistics theory to examine how the characteristics of feminism are manifested in the novel "Al-Aswad Yaliq Beck" written by Ahlam Mostaghani Algerian writer. Considering that Mills believes that female writers use different language options in the structure and content of their works in the field of female emotions and characteristics, which should be done in these three levels of analysis in language analysis. We intend to examine these characteristics in the selected novel and determine to what extent these components exist and whether the desired pattern has been followed or not. Also, based on this framework, we identify the cases that indicate the feminine writing style of the author of the novel and explore them sentence by sentence. The research findings indicate that the components of Ahlam Mostaghanami''''s female writing are evident in this selected work using the following: - In the lexical layer: Use of words belonging to the field of women has a low frequency, There is no feminine reliance, curses, or mild emotional words but there are taboo words. Limited to repeat certain colors such as black, white, red, gold, silver and purple. Among these, the most frequent is the adjective "black" - In the syntactic layer: The description of the events is given in detail and this component has a high frequency, Most sentences are short, consecutive and very high frequency. Question sentences in the form of monologue are widely used, Extralinguistic signs ellipsis (...) has the most frequent symptoms and the dash has a very low frequency. In the discourse layer: third person and the narrator has used the inner monologue. The main axis, action and dialogue of the novel refer to women, and feminist thoughts are the concerns of the author of the novel.

The Effects of Women’s Oppression in Saudi Arabia as Reflected in Badryah al-Bishr’s Love Stories on al-Asha Street

Farhad Rajabi; Shahram Delshad

Volume 12, Issue 3 , November 2020, , Pages 143-160

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2020.302984.612215

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The novel is a genre of literature that can be employed to reflect the problems of humans and societies, in particular societies in which abundant problems deny people their freedom ... Read More

Analyzing Poem Series “Looking at You” (Andhor Elaik) by Maram al-Masri Based on Existentialist Feminism

Farhad Rajabi; Fatemeh Parchegani

Volume 10, Issue 1 , June 2018, , Pages 91-107

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2018.223504.611615

Abstract

The last years of the twentieth century were the end of a period in Arabic poetry where poets were using clear or mysterious symbols to express their views. Yet the new period in Arabic ... Read More The last years of the twentieth century were the end of a period in Arabic poetry where poets were using clear or mysterious symbols to express their views. Yet the new period in Arabic poetry, made it possible for a mainstream in Arabic poetry, and poets tends to resort to simplicity and avoiding symbolic language as they offer noticeable vision relevant to facts of life with reservation of humane poem. However, the current era paved the way an Arab poetry, namely simplicity and avoidance of the symbolic language of ambiguity, as poets provide a vision associated with life realities while preserving the humane message of poetry. On the other hand, the evolution of relationship between human consciousness on the one hand and between art and literature on the other has deepened the meanings inherent in literary works, where we feel an attempt to present meanings more simply than before. This relationship helps facilitate the introduction of this human consciousness first, while influencing the expansion of vision in the field of poetry at the same time; and also contributes to the development of literature and poetry. One example of this claim is contemporary Syrian poet Maram al-Masri’s poetry. Masri has a new and varied face in the meaning. Maram Al-Masri, a Syrian poet, is considered a poet who tries to enrich readers with life experience as a woman in her poems specifically in "Looking at You." So we can analyze these series as a feminist poetry also, we are going to analyze it in accordance with the views of the existentialist feminism for "Simone de Beauvoir”. The results show that the poet was able to express her Eastern and Western experiences utilizing easy language while maintaining the technical framework in a different space. Also poet tries to visualize these experiences in her poems. Expression of despair of active presence of women in society and life, the identity crisis, social concerns and search for the establishment of unity between itself and other is one of the main axes in the reflection of experience of the poet.

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Characteristics of Feminine Writing in Ahlam Mustaghanemi''''''''''''''''s Novel "Al-Aswad Yaliq bek" Based on Sara Mills’ Feminist Stylistics

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The Effects of Women’s Oppression in Saudi Arabia as Reflected in Badryah al-Bishr’s Love Stories on al-Asha Street

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Analyzing Poem Series “Looking at You” (Andhor Elaik) by Maram al-Masri Based on Existentialist Feminism

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