War is herstory : home front women in the poetry of Adnan al-Sayegh
Other Title(s)
الحرب قصتها-تاريخها نساء الجبهة الداخلية في شعر عدنان الصائغ
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Source
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 3 (30 Apr. 2020), pp.51-67, 17 p.
Publisher
Tikrit University College of Education for Women
Publication Date
2020-04-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Woman characters abound in the poetry of the Iraqi poet, Adnan AlSayegh who is influenced, in his presentation of her, by three main factors, namely, war, political system, and patriarchal norms.
AlSayegh's women are essentially of four types: the mother, the lover/sweetheart, the war victim, and the working class woman.
Drawing on Bamberg's concept of 'small stories, ' this paper is an attempt at exploring those women's small and underrepresented stories which tell a lot about social, political, and economic conditions in Iraq.
The paper argues that although small and unexciting, these stories do shed light on the social status and ordeals of women in Iraq.
Women's 'small stories' are then analyzed in a number of poems that best reflect the characteristics of each type of woman.
It concludes that these women's stories which take place at home fronts are no less significant than the stories narrated by men.
Women's stories ultimately reveal part of the unofficial and often unspoken of history of war in Woman characters abound in the poetry of the Iraqi poet, Adnan AlSayegh who is influenced, in his presentation of her, by three main factors, namely, war, political system, and patriarchal norms.
AlSayegh's women are essentially of four types: the mother, the lover/sweetheart, the war victim, and the working class woman.
Drawing on Bamberg's concept of 'small stories, ' this paper is an attempt at exploring those women's small and underrepresented stories which tell a lot about social, political, and economic conditions in Iraq.
The paper argues that although small and unexciting, these stories do shed light on the social status and ordeals of women in Iraq.
Women's 'small stories' are then analyzed in a number of poems that best reflect the characteristics of each type of woman.
It concludes that these women's stories which take place at home fronts are no less significant than the stories narrated by men.
Women's stories ultimately reveal part of the unofficial and often unspoken of history of war in Iraq.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghina, Hana Khulayf. 2020. War is herstory : home front women in the poetry of Adnan al-Sayegh. Journal of Language Studies،Vol. 3, no. 3, pp.51-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293772
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghina, Hana Khulayf. War is herstory : home front women in the poetry of Adnan al-Sayegh. Journal of Language Studies Vol. 3, no. 3 (Apr. 2020), pp.51-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293772
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghina, Hana Khulayf. War is herstory : home front women in the poetry of Adnan al-Sayegh. Journal of Language Studies. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 3, pp.51-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293772
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1293772