قصيدة (أنشودة المطر)‎ للسياب و أشعار بيرسي بيش شيلي : رؤية مقارنة

Abstract EN

The poem "Song of the Rain" by Al Sayyab is regarded a fine example of modern poetry in Arabic literature.

There are a number of researches on the literary sources of the poem, but they do not seem to be adequate or particularly convincing.

This research paper is a humble attempt to open a new path towards discovering the literary sources of Al Sayyab's poem.

After shedding light on the literary features in the poem and comparing it with some of the poems of P.

B.

Shelley, we show that Al-Sayyab has been influenced by Shelley in many of his poems.

In most studies dealing with the life and poems of Al-Sayyab, he is thought to be inspired by T.S.

Eliot in this poem.

However, according to the assertion of many researchers, there is little, if any, accord between the poetic images and the contents of al-Sayyab and Eliot.

The poetic method employed by Al-Sayyab is not been probed well; this paper, thus, tries to shed light on this gap.

This is especially important for a number of reasons.

This poem is considered as influential on many contemporary Arab poets, as they considered it as the best example of modern tendencies in Arabic poetry.

The poem partakes of ambiguity and complexity as hallmarks of poetic modernity.

Inquiring into the poem's sources of inspiration could shed light on such ambiguities.

Adopting the French method for comparative studies, we show that the influence of the English poet on the Iraqi poet in writing "Song of the Rain" can be verified though Al Sayyab manages to create his own unique poetic world