The effect of modern linguistics on Arabic literary criticism: the stylistic approach and its application to Arabic poetry

Dahroj, Fawaz Ahmad (1998) The effect of modern linguistics on Arabic literary criticism: the stylistic approach and its application to Arabic poetry. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to show how "the Stylistic Phenomenon" has entered Arabic literary critical life. It aims to examine "Practical Criticism" in Arabic, which adopts a "stylistic approach". In order to achieve this, however, it is essential to have examined a complete picture of this approach in Arabic literary life in all its aspects, most of which are concerned with issues, of stylistic theory rather than practical stylistics. Efforts have been devoted to establishing it as a separate recognised approach: in the theory of translation, in matters of terminology, in traditional Arabic literary criticism, etc.The "Stylistic Approach" in Arabic literary life, as examined here, also illustrates the whole situation of the real relationship of Arabic literary criticism with modern literary criticism in The West. There are various channels of connection with modern Western literary criticism, such as the translation of the most important works relating to this topic into Arabic, either as monographs or as articles in literary journals. There are also Arab writers who have been educated in The West and who are applying the stylistic approach to Arabic literature.This study shows the connection of Arab scholarship with the modern linguistic revolution in the West, from which the stylistic approach is the fruit. It is clear that the most important figures in modern linguistics, particularly those whose works are influenced by modern Western linguistics or have been affected by modern Western literary criticism, are well-known, and the Arab reader is familiar with Althusser, Bakhtin, Bally, Barthes, Brooks, Chatman, Chomsky, Cohen, Derrida, Foucault, Genette, Jakobson, Levi-Strauss, Saussure and many others.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics; P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures
• Colleges/Schools: College of Arts & Humanities
• Supervisor's Name: Mattock, Prof. J.N.
• Date of Award: 1998
• Depositing User: Ms Anikó Szilágyi
• Unique ID: glathesis:1998-6494
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 16 Jun 2015 11:00
• Last Modified: 16 Jun 2015 11:01
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/6494