A comparative study of the romantic poetry of Dr. Ebrahim Nagi and Taher Beg Jaff

Abstract EN

Human life has always been connected to the concept of love; it has recurred in the works of poets and writers creating a tremendous attraction.

The manifestation of love has been influenced by cultural, literary, and social events of humankind through different times and places.

Nagi and Jaff are among the most important Arab and Kurdish sonnet writing poets of the contemporary period.

Unfortunately, Jaff is less known to the world due to the lack of research by authors and scholars in this regard; however, Jaff is one of the most prominent Kurdish poets.

Nagi and Jaff were highly determined in writing sonnets; therefore, it is appropriate to consider them as pioneers of sonnet form particularly romantic sonnets.

Nagi views his beloved differently and has a pure innocent love; he expresses a life full of love and adoration along with sorrow and grief.

"All expressions of nature and objects are reflected in the poet's sorrow and grief, no wine will ever soothe this sorrow even the attainment of the beloved" Ehsan Abbas explains.

However, Jaff reflects on the physical and material aspects of love and his beloved.

Jaff's material and formal stance is rooted in his great love for the beloved.

Mostly, Kurdish poets are influenced by poets and writers of other nations.

The relationship between material love and pure love is different in the viewpoint of these two poets.

Nagi believes that material or formal love is the beginning of pure divine love, provided that this love is not associated with lust; yet such viewpoint is not strong in Taher Beg Jaff's work probably due to his living condition which was aristocratic and carefree to some extent.

Perhaps the impact of this factor can be observed in Jaff's formal and material love.