The Department of Arabic Language discusses a master’s thesis on the transformations of panegyric discourse among poets who lived through both states
The Department of Arabic Language at the College of Education for Humanities discussed the master’s thesis entitled “Transformations of the Panegyric Discourse among the Transitional Poets of the Two States” presented by the student Haider Ramadan Ismail.
The researcher aimed to study the transformations that occurred in the panegyric discourse among the poets who lived through both the Umayyad and Abbasid eras, revealing its conceptual and artistic dimensions, and tracing its political and social extensions, in addition to identifying the similarities and differences in panegyric discourse between the Umayyad and Abbasid periods.
The introduction consisted of seven sections. The first was devoted to defining “transformation” linguistically and terminologically, while the second addressed the concept of “discourse” linguistically and terminologically. The third explained the meaning of “panegyric” linguistically and terminologically, followed by the fourth section, which discussed the relationship between discourse and praise poetry. The fifth examined the concept of mukhadram (transitional poets), while the sixth explored praise poetry between tradition and creativity and its motives. The introduction concluded with a section discussing the relationship between transitional poets and political authority, highlighting the most prominent poets of that stage.
The first chapter, entitled “Panegyric Discourse in the Umayyad Era,” included two sections. The first examined the political and social characteristics of Umayyad poetry through two subsections devoted respectively to political and social features, while the second discussed the artistic features of Umayyad poetry through language and style, internal rhythm, and imagery.
The second chapter, entitled “Panegyric Discourse in the Abbasid Era,” also comprised two sections. The first addressed the political and social characteristics of Abbasid poetry, whereas the second was devoted to studying its artistic features in terms of language and style, internal rhythm, and imagery.
The third chapter, “Similarities and Differences in Panegyric Discourse,” examined in its first section the similarities in the artistic features among the transitional poets of the two states through language and style, internal rhythm, and imagery. The second section, meanwhile, investigated the differences in the political and social characteristics between the Umayyad and Abbasid eras.
The findings reached by the student demonstrated that the panegyric discourse among the transitional poets of the two states underwent clear transformations in its political, social, and artistic structure. These changes were reflected in the development of language, imagery, and poetic styles, mirroring the historical transformation between the Umayyad and Abbasid eras.
