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Literature (5) (Modern Age)

Course Description: A study of the factors that influenced the development of modern Arabic literature: Free verse poetry and prose poetry: artistic characteristics, artistic novels and their characteristics, theater: origins, trends, and artistic characteristics, the essay: types and artistic characteristics.

Credits: 2

Prerequisites: ARAB354

Objectives of the course :

1- Identifying the factors of modernization in Arabic literature, its new genres, trends, and artistic characteristics.
Discussing issues related to literature in this era and offering scientific opinions on them.
3. Summon a sufficient number of literary figures from this era who represent different artistic trends.

Course outputs :

Cognitive skills:

The student can connect between different schools.
To be proficient in discussing literary issues of this era.
To distinguish between modern literary schools.

Interpersonal skills and taking responsibility:

To be skilled at dealing with colleagues and taking responsibility for their analysis of texts according to the themes of modern Arabic literature.
To form cooperative groups for presenting the literary schools of this era and their trends. .
To be proficient in dealing with a responsible and honest scientific ethos, in order to perform duties.

Communication skills, IT skills, and numerical skills

Skilled at searching the World Wide Web for literary texts and applying them.
Communicates with colleagues via social media to exchange knowledge and information.

Additional information:

Required textbooks
Modern Arabic Literature, Mohammad Al-Shanti 1996 CE
The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature, translated by Abdulaziz Al-Sabeel and others, Jeddah Literary Club, 2002 AD
Salma Al-Khadra' Al-Jayyusi, Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry 2007
Reference books
Ahmed Heikal, The Development of Modern Literature in Egypt o S. Moreh, Modern Arabic Poetry, translated by Shafie Al-Sayed and colleague o Modern Arabic Literature: Paul Starkey, translated by Hind Al-Sudairi, Obeikan Library, 1434 AH / 2013 AD Dr. I'tidal Othman: Illuminating the Text; Dr. Mohamed Fotouh: Symbol and Symbolism in Contemporary Poetry; Dr. Salah Fadl: Contemporary Poetic Styles; Dr. Salah Rizk: Textual Literature; Dr. Ihsan Abbas: The Art of Poetry; Dr. Ali Ashri Zayed: On the Construction of the Modern Arabic Poem; Dr. Mohamed bin Saad bin Hussein: Modern Arabic Literature: History and Studies; Dr. Ibrahim Abu Al-Khashab: History of Arabic Literature in the Present Era; Dr. Ahmed Heikal: The Development of Modern Literature in Egypt; Dr. Ezz El-Din Ismail: Contemporary Arabic Poetry; Dr. Omar Al-Disouqi: In Modern Literature. .

Last updated: 2026-05-12