Arabic Literature

The Function Didascalia in the Poems of the Omani Poet Saif Al-Rahbi

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Mina Ghanemi asl arabi 1
Rasool Ballwy 2
Mohammadjavad Pourabed 3
Naser Zare 3
َAli Khezri 4

1 Ph.D. Candidate, Arabic language and literature, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr – Iran

2 Professor, Department of Arabic language and literature, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr – Iran.

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

4 Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr- Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2023.363240.612716
Abstract
Didascalia is an element of the drama structure that includes the author's instructions in the form of a scene description and is second in importance after the main text as a secondary text. This concept is one of the common concepts in the field of theater, and its many functions have made it compatible with theatrical events. These functions help the actor in playing the roles by being able to plan and clarify the titles, characters, behavioral and verbal actions as well as time and place. By focusing on these functions, the Omani poet Saif al-Rahbi has given his poems the ability to examine them with a dramatic view. This research, with a descriptive-analytical approach, while admiring Al-Rahbi's poetry and the uniqueness of his style in his compositions, aims to reveal the main purpose of the poet in using scene descriptions. In this regard, this research has paid attention to five of the most prominent functions that play an important role in the formation of didascalia structure, that is, nominal, melodic, spatial, temporal, and scenography functions. However the result of the research indicates that the poet's attention to the characteristics of performing arts is derived from his attitude towards how to express and search for a broad vision that covers all scenes, for him, poetry is a mixture of different arts. Narrative language dominates Al-Rahbi's poetic structure, therefore, he portrays his daily observations, exile, and criticism of class conflict through didascalia to renew and avoid stereotyped methods

Keywords

Contemporary poetry of Oman
Theatrical art
stage directions
functions of didascalia
Saif Al-rahbi
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 14 August 2023
  • Revise Date 05 October 2023
  • Accept Date 04 November 2023

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