Arabic Language and Literature
Ali Asghar Ravanshad
Abstract
The book “Asr al- doval va al- emarat: al-Andalus” by Shoghi Zaif, a well-known author of Arabic literature, is about the history of Arabic literature in Andalusia. In this work, the author has tried to study Arabic literature in Andalusia after expressing preliminary courses on politics, ...
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The book “Asr al- doval va al- emarat: al-Andalus” by Shoghi Zaif, a well-known author of Arabic literature, is about the history of Arabic literature in Andalusia. In this work, the author has tried to study Arabic literature in Andalusia after expressing preliminary courses on politics, society, and culture, and working on the historical, poetic and prose evidence and analysis of these evidences. This article, using descriptive-analytical method, has examined various aspects of the form and content of this work. The results of the research revealed the eloquence of the author, and his ability and artistic knowledge of the history of Andalusian literature. The author in the road of writing the history of literature, having a plan, pays attention to the political, social, and cultural factors influencing the appearance and development of Andalusian literature in the historical contexts. On the other hand, there are some inadequacies of formal comprehensiveness, editorial defects, and content in the book, the elimination of which can add value to its educational and research benefits.
Arabic Language and Literature
Sayyed Hussein Mara`ashi
Volume 18, Issue 11 , January 2019, , Pages 139-154
Abstract
The poetry forms of Stanzas and Zajal and the topics that Andalusian poets address to them are among the issues that are still of interest to the researchers. In this article, we review Mohammad Abbasa's book, which is one of the last studies on this subject. In addition to providing comprehensive information ...
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The poetry forms of Stanzas and Zajal and the topics that Andalusian poets address to them are among the issues that are still of interest to the researchers. In this article, we review Mohammad Abbasa's book, which is one of the last studies on this subject. In addition to providing comprehensive information on the Arabic poetry in Andalusia, especially the poetry of Stanzas and Zajal, he presents a new theory in which these two types of poetry are part of the poetry initiatives of the region and its emergence, not influenced by Arabic poetry in the East or European poetry in the West. According to this theory, contrary to the opinion of many scholars, Stanzas and Zajal have been influenced by part of European poetry called Troubadour; conversely, they are not correct. The descriptive content analysis method was used for criticism and reviewing the effect of this topic. According to the review, Mohammad Abbasa's theory is largely acceptable, but still parts of it need more indicia.