the contemporary arab poets live in a very inconsistent conditions and the effects of these conditions can be found in their personality and poems. as the results of important political events, some contradictions such as differences between urban and rural life, individual and social trends, or the contrast of wisdom and sense arose and intensified. badr al-shakir al-siab (1926-1964), one of t...

death is one of the most inspiring concepts in most of well-known contemporary western and arab poets’works,including t.s. eliot and badr shakir al-sayyab’s. it plays a unique role in shaping the modern poetry. this paper contains a comparative archetypal-based analysis of symbolic aspects of death in “the waste land”, the most famous literary work by t.s.eliot whose impression on al-sayyab was...

several attitudes have been always purposed about death in human community. some people have disliked it while some others typically accepted it. however, what is noticeable is the relation of such views with subject of life. human often escapes from death and sometime he may tend to it. one of the main motives for acceptance of death is resumption of life. adoption of such principle that is de...

badr shakir al- sayyab)1926-1964)the iraqi poet ,known as the pioneer of new movement in arabic poetry, is famous for his extensive use of symbols and myths in his works ,some of which are related to apocalyptic views. in modern persian literature forough farrokhzad )1313-1345( is considered one of the most prominent poets in the realm of apocalyptic literature. the present article , a descript...

one of the main features of contemporary poetry is to deal with various political, social and cultural issues around poet besides richness and personal aspects in art and indirect form. but in the meantime, the emerging technique of mask should be known as one of the most artistic areas of expressing poet concerns and emotions in human and objective form. sayyab in line with other counterparts,...

as a modern solution to portrait poets’ emotions, free verse is essentially important. there is a lot of difference in attitude toward the exact date of its arising and disadvantages and advantages in contrast to classic and traditional verse among critiques. some of them believe that arabic free verse is stemmed in acrostic verse – a type of vernacular verse that was appeared in andalusia. oth...

contemporary arab poets have started to recall classic and especially religious figures in their poems to present experiences and ideologies, to rescue the poetry from reportage state and also to enhance their own poetry. the reason why they make use of these religious figures in their poetry is their potential implications and their compatibility with poet’s own current experiences. poets also...

abstract in this research, we try to examine the methods of tautology in modern poetry by studying the poems of badr shaker sayyab. the research method is descriptive and analytical, and collection of data is written in the library.tautology is the basic element of internal music of a poem. it is also one of the important elements in defamiliarization among artists. the basic rule in tautology ...

Jean-Paul Sartre and Badr Shakir al-Sayyabe are among the most prominent writers that critiqued destructive role of capitalism patriarchal power system in period Post-World War II crisis. Divided into three chapters, present study examines two eminent literary works history Western Eastern societies fifties last decade: Jean Paul Sartre’s play : The Respectful Prostitute Shaker al-Sayyabe’s poe...