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Linguistic and literary sources

Course Description: - Define the concept of literature in light of the definition established in the chapter "The Science of Literature" in Ibn Khaldun's "Muqaddimah." - Become acquainted with models from ancient literary sources, especially those considered "foundations and pillars of literature," and understand their scientific and methodological characteristics. - Focus a portion of the study on one of these models, considering its scientific and methodological characteristics (compositional structure, methodological features, and the specificity of the writing act). .
Credit hours: 3
Objectives of the course :

The main objective of the course
To recognize the historical meaning of the word "literature," understand the concept of the literary origin of ancient literary works, and recognize the writing system in these works where their authors are content with collection and compilation. .

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding
To recognize the concept of literature in ancient Arabic usage
To identify examples of ancient literary sources (referred to as "pillars and foundations" in Khaldun's terminology).
to identify a model that is representative of its compositional system, the characteristics of its approach, and the specificity of the writing act within it.
Skills
To explain the specificity of the concept of literature in ancient usage
To compare the peculiarities and characteristics of ancient literary origins.
To differentiate between old and modern sources and their encyclopedic compilation system.
Values
Committed to constructive engagement with colleagues in evaluating linguistic and literary sources from different eras.
He bears responsibility for continuous learning, based on his acquired knowledge of literary and linguistic sources.
His colleagues share academic integrity in solving course problems.

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  • Last updated: 2026-04-19

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