Symposium at the University of Samarra Discusses the Impact of Political Life on Literary Thought
The College of Education at the University of Samarra held a scientific symposium titled “Political Life and Its Impact on Literary Thought,” presented by a group of professors from the Department of History. The symposium aimed to elucidate the influence of political life on literary thought during the Umayyad and Abbasid eras.
Political poetry in the Umayyad and Abbasid periods served as a medium for expressing political opinions and stances. Additionally, poetry played a role in the political conflicts of those times, especially with the diversity of intellectual and political movements.
The speakers highlighted how the emergence of opposition parties to the Abbasid and Umayyad rule affected poets, who used their poems to express loyalty and obedience to the caliphs or to oppose them.
Notably, writers in the Umayyad and Abbasid eras utilized poetry to influence people, either to support or oppose the authorities. This made political poetry a significant aspect of those periods, demonstrating the ability of writers to convey their political messages to rulers with eloquence and clarity.
