Arabic Literature

Analysig the Repertoire Du Texte Mechanism in Sa'ad Muhammad Rahim's Novels (Including "The Murder of the Bookseller" and "Twilight of Karaki")

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Kolsum Bagheri 1
Naser Zare 2
Muhammadjavad Pourabed 3
Ali Khezri 3

1 Ph.D student, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities,Persian Gulf University, Bushehr- Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities,,Persian Gulf University, Bushehr- Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr- Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2025.390834.612929
Abstract
The repertoire du texte is a Mechanism that opens the way to enter the realm of text and discover its meanings and then organizes the reader’s experiences in relation to the literary text within the textual spaces. the repertoire du texte and its systematic approach are considered part of a textual strategy, which requires the reader to have a knowledge of references related to the text. This Mechanism was introduced by the German thinker “Wolfgang Iser” as a strategy that aids the reader in understanding literary texts. Iser emphasizes that a text dose not arise from empty spaces; rather, every text has an archive, which is a collection of necessary events that facilitate the communicative connection between the text and its reader. The archive of a text organizes the reader’s allows the reader to shape reference backgrounds according to the present age. It means that the process of producing texts does not emerge or operate from nothing or from empty spaces, but rather takes shape from a solid framework of values, norms, and standards. In the article, Sa'ad Muhammad Rahim using a descriptive-analytical method. His narratives are recognized for their unique characteristics and are considered unparalleled in terms of literary and technical aspects. Our examination of these two narratives revealed that Rahim has attempted to engage the reader through textual archiving and textual strategies, with the condition that reader is familiar with the prior knowledge of the narrative text to the extent that they can interpret the implications of the text and establish appropriate connections with them. Rahim deliberately employs elements of textual archiving, such as social, literary, historical and Quranic contexts in the narratives of his works. His aim in doing so is to express love for his homeland and to recount the tragic events that have befallen Iraq, as well as to describe the sufferings that war has imposed on his compatriots for the reader.

Keywords

The repertoire du texte
Wolfgang Iser
Sa'ad Muhammad Rahim
The Novel of "The Murder of the Bookseller"
The Novel of "Twilight of Karaki"
Subjects
Holy Quran
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  • Receive Date 27 February 2025
  • Revise Date 26 May 2025
  • Accept Date 30 May 2025

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