رمزية المرأة و تجلياتها في شعر الشنفرى

Abstract EN

This paper aims at studying symbolic features of the female in the poetry of Al Shanfari.

The presence of the female in his poetry is only symbolic.

She exists as a mask and a symbol that suggest many imbedded implications which, in return, reflect his miserable and painful life.

Ironically, the woman in Al Shanfari's poetry is too perfect to be real.

She represents his hopes and dreams which remained unfulfilled because of the unjust tribal system.

He even bestowed his woman with the ideal features he wished his tribe to embrace.

This depiction of the female in Al Shanfari's poetry is the scope of this study.

The researcher focuses on three major images: the blaming woman, the woman as a mother, and the woman idol or the imaginary beloved.