James e. Flecker’s poetic play "Hassan" : the Arab influence

Abstract EN

James Elroy Flecker’s dramas have been somehow mistreated and diminutive consideration is given to Flecker as a dramatist, so the gratitude he received is because of being a poet who spent a great deal of his life in the middle east acquiring from its philosophy, knowledge, culture and tradition.

the study is carried out largely because few examinations have been done on James Elroy Flecker as a poet playwright.

a good deal has been done about him as a poet; be that as it may, he is as great a playwright as well as a poet.

he had an appealing feeling concerning the stage.

his efforts as a playwright is thoroughly associated to his poetry, on such basis, the idea of this study is created.

the study, applies an analytical and critical methods, attempting to prove the positive influence of Arabic literature on the western literature particularly the inseparable poetic drama, and to trace the origins of Flecker’s poetic drama “Hassan” in Arabic literature.