🔤Literature & Rhetoric
Art and its doctrines in Arabic prose
الفن ومذاهبه في النثر العربي
Author: أحمد شوقي عبد السلام ضيف الشهير بشوقي ضيف (المتوفى: 1426هـ) (d. 1426)
About this work
يتناول هذا الكتاب دراسة مفصلة لمذاهب النثر العربي عبر العصور، مركزاً على مذهب الصنعة ومذهب التصنيع. يبدأ المؤلف شوقي ضيف بتحليل الصنعة في النثر الجاهلي والخطابة الإسلامية، ثم ينتقل إلى عصر العباسيين وتأثيرهم في تطور النثر العربي. يركز الكتاب على تطور الأساليب اللغوية والفنية في النثر، من سجع الكهان إلى خطابات العصر الأموي، مروراً بأسلوب ابن المقفع الفريد. يهدف الكتاب إلى فهم كيف تطور النثر العربي وتأثر بمؤثرات دينية وثقافية، مع الحفاظ على جزالة اللغة العربية ورونقها.
Translation
This book deals with a detailed study of the doctrines of Arabic prose throughout the ages, focusing on the doctrine of craftsmanship and the doctrine of manufacturing. The author, Shawqi Dhaif, begins with an analysis of the craftsmanship of pre-Islamic prose and Islamic rhetoric, then moves to the Abbasid era and their influence on the development of Arabic prose. The book focuses on the development of linguistic and artistic styles in prose, from the soothsayers’ rhyme to the speeches of the Umayyad era, passing through the unique style of Ibn al-Muqaffa. The book aims to understand how Arabic prose developed and was influenced by religious and cultural influences, while preserving the magnificence and elegance of the Arabic language.
Topics covered
- Introductions
- Introduction to the third edition
- Introduction to the first edition
- Book One: The Doctrine of Craftsmanship
- Chapter One: Craftsmanship in pre-Islamic prose
- Pre-Islamic prose
- Pre-Islamic proverbs
- Craftsmanship in pre-Islamic proverbs
- Pre-Islamic rhetoric
- Craftsmanship in pre-Islamic rhetoric
- The soothsayers cooed
- Chapter Two: Craftsmanship in Islamic prose
- Islam
- Rhetoric in early Islam
- Rhetoric in the Umayyad era
- Craftsmanship in Umayyad rhetoric
- Writing in early Islam
- Writing in the Umayyad era
- Craftsmanship in Umayyad writing
- Abdul Hamid Al-Kateb and his artistic characteristics
- Chapter Three: Craftsmanship in Abbasid prose
- Abbasid prose
- Ibn al-Muqaffa: his origin, life and heresy
- The work of Ibn al-Muqaffa in his books and letters
- Sahl bin Harun: his origin, life and culture
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