Arabic Literature

Analysis of the Semiosphere in Wadih Sa'adeh’s Poetry Collection Al-Miyah Al-Miyah Based on Yuri Lotman’s Theory

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

الهه sattari 1
Hossein Shamsabadi 2

1 Postdoctoral Graduate, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Hakim sabzevari University , Sabzevar ,Iran

2 Associate professor Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Hakim sabzevari University , Sabzevar ,Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2024.381086.612859
Abstract
Analyzing signs within a broader, universal context yields more comprehensive and effective results. This approach allows for the discovery of the dominant worlds and how the discourse of the text is formed in a given work. In this regard, the theory of the semiosphere by the Russian theorist Yuri Lotman is worthy of attention and analysis. According to this theory, all signs are interconnected and are reproduced within a specific, limited cultural and abstract space. This sphere facilitates an accurate analysis of signs and fosters coherence within the literary text, offering a suitable approach for a precise analysis of literary works. Rejection, differentiation, and absorption are the three main components of this theory, which examines how signs are formed and lead to the creation of a semiosphere. This article employs a descriptive-analytical approach to investigate the environmental poem Al-Miyah Al-Miyah by Lebanese poet Wadih Sa'adeh based on this theory, aiming to analyze the semiosphere formed within the work and its role in creating discourse and meaning. The results indicate that the poet has rejected abstract elements from his semiosphere, erased the boundaries between himself and nature and water, and attempted to convey an environmental discourse by absorbing elements of nature

Keywords

Lotman
semiosphere
environmental discourse
Wadih Sa'adeh
Al-Miyah Al-Miyah
Subjects
 
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  • Receive Date 26 August 2024
  • Revise Date 09 November 2024
  • Accept Date 20 December 2024

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