تجليات كليلة ودمنة في الأسد والغواص

Abstract EN

The interpretation of "Kalīla and Dimna" from Hindi to Persian and from there to Arabic had a significant impact on Arabic literature, which was manifested in several brilliant texts that were influenced by "Kalīla and Dimna", poetry-wise and prose-wise, including "al-Sadeh and al-Baghim" by Ibn al-Habariya, "the tiger and the fox" by Sahl bin Harun, and "the lion and the diver" by an unknown author.

this research addresses the network of intertextualities between Ibn al-Muqaffa's "Kalīla and Dimna" and "the lion and the diver" of an unknown author, through several perspectives, creating an interdependent, homogenous, and coherent continuum which highlights the influence of "Kalīla and Dimna" in "the lion and the diver".

these intertextualities were demonstrated in a number of aspects in the two texts.

they were discussed through several approaches: a general introduction on animal fables, paratext, introduction to both of the texts, the overall text structure, the resemblance of values, the dialogue of texts, the linguistic similarities, the similarities between the subtexts.

additionally, the author approached this study by the gradual and transitional discussion from general to specific, and from the largest to smallest.

through this nexus, the strong intertextuality between "Kalīla and Dimna" and "the lion and the diver", was evident through contrast and comparison, as it is the best way to achieve this research.