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Modern Arabic Poetry (M23AR05DC)

By Dr Muhammadali Categories: MA Arabic, SGOU
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About Course

Study the development, movements, and masterpieces of modern Arabic poetry, exploring its themes, schools, and eminent poets.

📖 Course Description:

This course provides an in-depth study of modern Arabic poetry, tracing its development from the renaissance (Nahda) to contemporary times. Learners will explore the major movements, literary schools, and social issues that shaped poetry in the modern Arab world.

The course highlights the works of renowned poets such as Ahmed Shawqi, Jameel Sidqi al-Zahawi, Mahmoud Darwish, Ali Ahmad Said (Adonis), and Ali Mahmoud Taha. Students will engage with poems from different traditions—neoclassical, romantic, symbolic, and free verse—and analyze their literary features, themes, and cultural context.

By combining historical background with close reading of texts, this course develops the student’s ability to appreciate, analyze, and compose Arabic poetry at an advanced level.

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What Will You Learn?

  • In this course, you will study the historical development of modern Arabic poetry.
  • You will explore the Renaissance (Nahda) and the rise of poetic schools and movements.
  • Through close reading, you will engage with poems from neoclassical, romantic, symbolic, and free verse traditions.
  • The works of major poets such as Ahmed Shawqi, al-Zahawi, Nuaima, Adonis, and Mahmoud Darwish will be analyzed.
  • You will gain experience in literary appreciation, critical analysis, and interpretation of modern texts.
  • By the end, you will acquire the ability to understand, evaluate, and even compose modern Arabic poetry.

Course Content

Block 1: Development of Modern Arabic Poetry
Unit 1: Renaissance in modern Arabic poetry. Unit 2: Madrasathul Ihya wa Thuras and Madrasathul Thajdeed in modern poetry. Unit 3: Influence of Arab literary movements on modern Arabic poetry. Unit 4: Contemporary issues in modern Arabic poetry.

Block 2: Reading Conventional and Neoclassical Modern Arabic Poetry
Unit 1: Tahiyyat li Thurk by Ahmed Shawqi. Unit 2: Al-Mawt wal Hayat by Jameel Sidqi al-Zahawi. Unit 3: Wadi al-Araais fi Zahla by Mohammed Mahdi al-Jawahiry.

Block 3: Reading Romantic Modern Arabic Poetry
Unit 1: Fathish Li Qalbik by Meekhael Nuaima. Unit 2: Al-Mallah al-Taib by Ali Mahmoud Taha.

Block 4: Reading Symbolic Poetry and Free Verse
Unit 1: Al-Musharradoon by Ali Ahmad Sayeed (Adonis). Unit 2: Anissumood by Mahmoud Darwish.

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