وصف دمشق في شعر البحتري

Abstract EN

Due to the advancement of the new civilization, the city is considered as one of the most prominent phenomena of Abbasid poetry and has been manifested significantly in poetry of that era.

Buhturi is a poet who, in his poetry, has described many cities he has seen throughout his life.

One of these cities is the city of Damascus.

Surely no poet in the second Abbasid era, as enthusiastic as Buhturi has describe the merits of his city.

In some of his poems, Buhturi portrays some of the features of this city.

The poet does not consider a complete and independent Qasida, but instead of standing on ruins, either at the beginning of the heart or inside them, depicts the city of Damascus for us.

Accordingly, the present research employs a descriptive-analytical method and relied on the verses that the poet has composed about the city of Damascus.

The most important research results show that in the image of this city, Buhturi uses some of the innovative literary devices such as pun, contradiction, exaggeration and stylistic devise such as simile, and compose poetic rhythm via repetition of some voices.

Moreover, by mostly describing nature, Buhturi blends the living nature with silent one, but the nature of life is described more eloquently.

Hence, he brings to the moving image of the city.

In describing Damascus, the spring is pleasant Buhturi, and this is a sign of forgiveness, a worm and a blossoming of life at the time of his praisers.