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المصون في الأدب

Author: أبو أحمد الحسن بن عبد الله بن سعيد بن إسماعيل العسكري (المتوفى: 382هـ) (d. 382)

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يعد كتاب "المصون في الأدب" من تأليف العسكري أبو أحمد، وهو من الأعمال التي تناولت موضوعات الأدب والبلاغة بشكل متنوع. يتناول الكتاب نقد الشعر وتحليله، مع التركيز على أشكال وأنواع التشبيه والوصف في الشعر العربي. كما يشتمل على مختارات من الشعر والخبر، ويناقش أخبار النحاة والعلماء، مقدماً بذلك صورة شاملة عن عالم الأدب والشعر في العصر الذي كُتب فيه.

Translation

The book “Al-Masoun fi Al-Adab” was written by Al-Askari Abu Ahmad, and it is one of the works that dealt with topics of literature and rhetoric in a variety of ways. The book deals with poetry criticism and analysis, with a focus on the forms and types of simile and description in Arabic poetry. It also includes selections of poetry and news, and discusses news of grammarians and scholars, thus providing a comprehensive picture of the world of literature and poetry in the era in which it was written.

Topics covered

  • A chapter on poetry criticism
  • One of the best things said about descriptions and simile
  • From what was said on the moonlit night and the dark nights
  • Which is preferable in describing the sun
  • Which is preferable to Ibn al-Mu'tazz's similes
  • Nice analogy for the hadith scholars
  • Types of simile among Arabs
  • What a strange analogy
  • The words of Yahya bin Khaled
  • History of Arabic
  • From news of grammarians and scholars
  • Selections of poetry and news
  • Selected from the words of the eloquent people

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