Reviving the effaced other in Francis Thompson’s "Arab Love Song" : the pre-Islamic Arabian Qasidah
Other Title(s)
استعادة حضور الآخر المغمور في "أغنية حب عربية" للشاعر فرانسيس تومسون : القصيدة العربية في العصر الجاهلي
Author
Source
Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies : Arts and Human Sciences Series
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 2 (30 Apr. 2013), pp.241-254, 14 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2013-04-30
Country of Publication
Syria
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This article critiques the hegemonic role of the textual space created by what Gérard Genette called the paratext in constructing a cultural boundary of otherness.
Such paratextual strategy shapes the Catholic-oriented readings of “Arab Love Song,” a poem by the British poet Francis Thompson, which have controlled its reception as a Catholic metanarrative on the pre-Islamic Arabian otherness.
In particular, the authoritative paratext on “Arab Love Song” has maintained an undisputed projection of demonology and exorcism as pillars of the pre-Islamic Arab Bedouins’ life.
My proposed reading of “Arab Love Song” engages both narratology and postcolonial criticism to uncover the effaced pre-Islamic Arabian voice in the paratexts of Thompson’s poem.
In this context, this article demonstrates how Thompson’s poem communicates a very non-Catholic perspective, regardless of the poet’s objective.
Arguably, “Arab Love Song” has both captured and revolutionized the theme and structure of the pre-Islamic Arabian love poem, the renowned qasidah.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Atiyyah, Majdah. 2013. Reviving the effaced other in Francis Thompson’s "Arab Love Song" : the pre-Islamic Arabian Qasidah. Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies : Arts and Human Sciences Series،Vol. 35, no. 2, pp.241-254.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-828311
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Atiyyah, Majdah. Reviving the effaced other in Francis Thompson’s "Arab Love Song" : the pre-Islamic Arabian Qasidah. Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies : Arts and Human Sciences Series Vol. 35, no. 2 (Apr. 2013), pp.241-254.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-828311
American Medical Association (AMA)
Atiyyah, Majdah. Reviving the effaced other in Francis Thompson’s "Arab Love Song" : the pre-Islamic Arabian Qasidah. Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies : Arts and Human Sciences Series. 2013. Vol. 35, no. 2, pp.241-254.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-828311
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-828311