النقد الأجناسي في كتاب "إحكام صنعة الكلام" لابن عبد الغفور الكلاعي (ت 542 ه)‎

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This study aims to show the problem of genres classification in ancient Arabic criticism that has been used from an early age by the Arab writers through the book of “ihkam san'at al-kalam” by Ibn Abd al-Ghafoor al-Kala'i (d.

542 AH).

where this idea is one of the serious attempts to establish a theory of prose genre.

hence, this study has focused on showing many types of prose in Arabic literature and clarifying its classification criteria and determine its stylistic traditions.

the importance of this study is a reading of the first attempts to establish a theory of literary genres and rooting for it through our ancient Arab criticism.

we relied on the descriptive approach that takes the analysis tool as mean of study and considering it the appropriate method for reading critical quotation.

the research concluded that al-Kala'i's criticism revealed an early awareness of the issue literary genres and theorizing them according to a clear and precise approach that is an unprecedented initiative.

for the idea of gender criticism in our old criticism.