Arabic Literature - Articles List

The most prominent literary characteristic of Ibrahim Nasrallah is the fact that he attempts to make unique works which attract readers and make them reflect on his poetry which has ... Read More

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A Comparative Study of the Devil Poems of Khalil Hawi and Forough Farrokhzad

sorayya rahimi; kobra roshanfekr

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 23-43

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.261395.611936

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In the religious context, the Devil’s rebellion in the creation myth represents sin, evil, and eternal damnation. But sometimes writers, by disturbing familiar signs and defamiliarization ... Read More

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A Paradigmatic-Syntagmatic Analysis of Mohammad Ali Shams al-Din’s “Al-Nazeloon ala al-Riyh”

abolfazl rezaei; zahra sadrian

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 45-65

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.266857.611977

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The theory of paradigmatic and syntagmatic axes developed by Roman Jacobson is one of the important approaches employed in semantic and formalist criticism. This theory has a unique ... Read More The theory of paradigmatic and syntagmatic axes developed by Roman Jacobson is one of the important approaches employed in semantic and formalist criticism. This theory has a unique function in discovering the internal meanings of linguistic structures and, in particular, the study of contemporary literature and the innovations of the authors of this era. Mohammad Ali Shams al-Din is one of the contemporary modern poets of Lebanese resistance literature who fashioned stunning imagery by creating innovative methods of linking elements of discourse. Taking note of the complexity and multi-layered concinnity of Shams al-Din’s poetry, the present paper seeks to employ a descriptive-analytic method to elicit the aesthetic elements of his ode “Al-Nazaloon Ala al-Riyh” based on paradigmatic and syntagmatic axes. This leads to an analysis of the covert semantic relations found in this literary work, as well as to discovering the innovative symbols used in it, and to determining the extent of its relevance to Iranian history, on the one hand, and the Islamic-Shi’i culture on the other. The results of the discussion indicate that Shams al-Din, by carefully selecting his words and combining them in paradigmatic and syntagmatic axes, has made intricate and delicate concinnities, using the literary devices of Īhām (a literary device in which the author’s words, phrases, or sentences do not have a fixed interpretation and can be interpreted in different ways), metaphor, and irony. Furthermore, he, for the first time, using the symbols of Iranian history, like Zenobia, along with the novel symbols derived from the Koranic culture and the battle of Karbala, such as wind and zabiha (the Islamic method of slaughtering halal animals), exhibited the interrelation of Arab, Iranian, and Islamic cultures. Moreover, the nature of his poetry is such that in critique and analysis of his literature, the paradigmatic and syntagmatic axes work properly and efficiently.

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Syntactic and Rhetorical Deviation in Badr Shakir al-Sayyab’s Poetry

Mohammad bagher hosseini; parvin allahi; hosein seyyedi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 67-86

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.251117.611854

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Syntactic deviation is one of the techniques employed to enhance a literary text, because it derives from the poet’s intentional non-compliance with morphological or syntactic ... Read More Syntactic deviation is one of the techniques employed to enhance a literary text, because it derives from the poet’s intentional non-compliance with morphological or syntactic rules to achieve certain goals. Using this technique leads to eloquence of language so that it directs the reader’s attention to the text. Contemporary poets attempt to use this technique in their poetry to inspire the reader with new feelings and, disturbing the usual order of objects, they try to represent them in a brand new way. In this way, the modern Iraqi poet, Badr Shakir al-Sayyab—to whose literary genius contemporary Arabic poetry owes much—has devoted himself to the development of his poetic language and has evoked the reader’s contemplation on his poetry. In some cases, he offers a different language by breaking the norms and moving away from the prevailing principles of poetry. Under the influence of Western culture and literature, he had a critical look at the heritage of Arabic poetry and made a significant contribution to the development of Arabic poetic language. This research tries to examine the syntactic and rhetorical deviations of Sayab’s poems in a descriptive-analytical manner in order to elicit his techniques of defamiliarization and make the reader focus on the poet’s main intention and the hidden layers of his work. The results of the research demonstrate that hyperbaton, omission of letters and the use of new ones, conjunction and separation of words, and using far-fetched words are the most frequent examples of syntactic and rhetorical deviations in Sayyab’s poetry. Therefore, using such techniques, Sayyab gives his poetry a distinctive character so that the reader’s difficulty understanding his new form of expression and their sensual perception time are increased. The research also argues that the syntactic and rhetorical deviation is one of the aesthetic and stylistic qualities of all the free-verse poems of Sayyab.

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The Manifestation of the Implied Reader in “The Wine Ode” and “The Music of Poetry”: A Study of Ibn al-Farid and al-A’sha’s Anacreontic Verses

Abass Taleb Zadeh Shoushtari; Saideh Momayezi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 87-107

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.213487.611525

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Reader-response theories, as a modern type of criticism, open new horizons of aesthetics of literary texts to us. Emphasizing the role and importance of the audience, these theories ... Read More

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An Investigation of the Three Features of Surrealism in the Poetry of Mohammad Ali Shams al-Din

fahimeh mirzai jaberi; sardar aslani; seyyed reza soleimanzdeh najafi; hosean aghhosini

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 109-127

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.237321.611753

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Mohammad Ali Shams al-Din is one of the contemporary modernist poets of Lebanon. Due to his familiarity with Western literature and literary schools and his interest in Eastern mysticism, ... Read More

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A Socio-Semiotic Analysis of the Text and Images of Ghassn Kanafani’s “Al-Ghandil Al-Saghir”

Tooraj zinivand; somayeh solati

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 129-149

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.231747.611700

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Harmonizing text and image to produce a meaningful and purposeful text is a discourse process and, thus, a social and cultural one. This social practice is of great importance and value ... Read More

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A Study of the Conceptual Blending of Death in the Poetry of the Age of Ignorance Based on Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner’s Model of Four Mental Spaces

Farzaneh Haji Ghasemi; Mehdi Abedi Jozeini

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 151-166

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.255348.611882

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The concrete portrayal of abstract concepts (especially the concept of “death”) is very evident in the poetry of the Age of Ignorance. Therefore, the aim of this study is ... Read More

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A Pragmatic Analysis of Imam Hassan’s Speech on the Peace

Mousa Arabi; maryam eshraqpor

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 167-186

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.234220.611751

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Imam Hassan’s speech on his peace with Muawiyah is one of the most credible documents that can be analyzed and investigated to go through the underlying causes of the peace and ... Read More

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An Analysis of Satire Techniques in Mahmood al-Sa’dani’s Himar min al-Sharq

Mitra Ali Shahi; mostafa mahdaviAra; hosain Mirzaineya

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 187-207

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.251441.611855

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Mahmood al-Sa’dani is an Egyptian contemporary satirist, journalist, and author. Many of his works are satires on socio-political issues of the Arab society. Humor is the only ... Read More

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Red Rose and Red Wine: Rereading some Verses of Abu Nuwas’s Divan

Somaye Al-sadat Tabatabaie

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 209-229

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.262088.611944

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Abbasid era is the golden time for the appearance of Iranian customs in Arabic culture and literature; the poets who were of Iranian origins or were familiar with Iranian civilization ... Read More

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A Comparative Analysis of Ahmed Sahnoun and Mohammad Taqi Bahar’s Prison Poems

Masoumeh Nemati Ghazvini; Esmail Orogzadeh

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 231-252

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.255293.611881

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Prison literature is one of the branches of lyric literature. The contents of prison literature, which is generally written in verse, include complaints about cruelty, bitterness of ... Read More Prison literature is one of the branches of lyric literature. The contents of prison literature, which is generally written in verse, include complaints about cruelty, bitterness of times, suffering separation from family, country, and loved ones, tightness and darkness of prison cells, prison guards’ mistreatment, and expression of innocence and disappointment with the future. Employing a descriptive-analytic approach based on library research method of gathering data, this study analyzes and compares prison poems of two contemporary Arab and Iranian poets, namely Ahmed Sahnoun and Mohammad-Taqi Bahar. In addition to religious and cultural similarities, they spent a part of their lives in prison due to political activities and wrote some prison poems. Sahnoun’scollection Hesad al-Sajn includes twenty-seven prison poems and Bahar’s Prison Report includes twenty-eight. Both of these works are considered as valuable documents of their lifetime. The findings of this comparative research, which is done in order to introduce and reveal some hidden parts of the literature of the countries of Algeria and Iran, indicate the similarity of the prison poems of these poets as they both, in terms of content, discuss common topics such as describing the atmosphere of prison, expression of innocence, complaining about time, asking for patience, and remembering friends, and, in terms of style, adopt common features including comic and symbolic language, usage of traditional poetic meters, and allusion to Koranic verses and Hadith. The main difference between the poems is their attitude toward imprisonment conditions. Bahar depicts the physical atmosphere of prison more precisely and sometimes uses vulgar words, indicating the intensity of his grief and anger and finally tries to set himself free by writing an apology. On the contrary, while expressing his innocence and grief for imprisonment, Sahnoun asks himself to have more patience and never turns to writing an apology or using vulgar language.

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A Study of the Semantic Process in the Story of Dhul-Qarnayn in the Quran

sabereh siavashi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 253-272

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.257510.611902

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Storytelling is one of the important and practical tactics employed in the Koran to convey meanings and concepts. The present article adopts discourse semio-semantics, which is considered ... Read More

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The Eulogy of the Prophet Mohammad in Shaghratisi’s Lamia

soudabeh mozaffari; Fatemeh Ganj khanloo

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 273-292

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.138617.611382

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Undoubtedly, in the history of Islam, there are traces of eulogy of the prophet Mohammad in the poetry and prose masterpieces written by Muslim and non-Muslim literary scholars at different ... Read More

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A Study of Contemporary Arab Critics’ Views on Signification of Meaning in Poetry

Abolhasan Amin moghaddasi; farzaneh Ajorloo

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 295-314

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.253415.611871

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The signification of meaning by terms in poetry, in a way, resembles the conventional system of language in that each term signifies its own signified meaning. This is the symbolic ... Read More

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Sahib ibn Abbad’s Rooznamejeh and His Daily Account of Baghdad

Hossein Imanian

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2019, Pages 317-338

https://doi.org/10.22059/jalit.2019.274522.612021

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There is no doubt that most of post-Islamic Iranian ancient literature, either in Persian or Arabic, is still in the form of manuscripts which have not been corrected. Even those corrected ... Read More

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