دراسة آراء الجاحظ النقدية حول النثر العربي

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Many studies have been done on various aspects of Jahez's life and literature.

But most scholars have studied his critical views of poetry more than his views of prose.

For this reason, in this article, we try to explore Jahez's views on Arabic prose in the book al-Bayan wa al- Tabayyun, and highlight his critique and views on this literary format.

Through analytical-descriptive method, we came to the conclusion that Jahez is one of the leading critics of prose in Arabic literature.

Because he was the first person to deal with rhetoric, as the most important type of prose in ancient Arabic literature, and tried to highlight the shortcomings and advantages of rhetoric and orator.

He was also the first to establish critical concepts such as the adaptation of speech to the existing conditions, word and meaning, nature and industry in the critique of poetry and prose.

One of his most important views is on the disappearance of ancient Arabic prose.

In his opinion, this is due to the lack of prose samples compared to poetry samples, Arabic in nature.

Jahez believed that the multiplicity of prose had led to a lack of attention to it, and that this factor had led to the disappearance of Arabic prose.

Thus, he has considered the contribution of human nature or nature in the creation of literary works in the form of poetry or prose as an influential component.