The characteristics of the Russian formalism approach in the book Ayar Ol-She’r of Ibn Tabataba al-Alawi

زبان و ادبیات عربی

Volume 15, Issue 4 - Serial Number 35, March 2024, Pages 20-40   

Document Type: research article

DOI: 10.22067/jallv15.i4.2210-1203

Authors

Hojjat Rasouli^{* 1}; Sheler Ahmadi²

¹Professor in Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

²PhD Candidate in Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The prominent Arabic literature critic of the 4th century AH, Ibn Tabataba al-Alawi, had a distinctive way of critiquing Arabic literature in his work "Ayar Ol-She’r." Unlike his contemporaries and predecessors, he focused on poetry as an artistic industry, emphasizing the structure and order of poetry. Through his statements, he highlighted the subtle distinctions between various literary forms such as verse, prose, and poetry. Some scholars view old Arabic criticism as form-oriented. This analysis aims to explore Ibn Tabataba's critical views within the framework of Russian formalism to determine if he can be considered a formalist critic. The research examines how Ibn Tabataba's opinions align with formalist principles and whether they support the idea that ancient Arabic literary criticism is formalistic. The study concludes that Ibn Tabataba's critical approach aligns with formalism, reinforcing the notion that old Arabic criticism is form-oriented.

Keywords

Ibn Tabataba; Ayar Ol-She’r; 4th century AH; ancient Arabic literary criticism; formalism

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