Shawqi’s poetry is in the balance of criticism

Translation

The book “Shawqi’s Poetry in the Balance of Criticism” by Muhammad Al-Majzoub reflects on Hafez Shawqi’s literary works from a comprehensive critical perspective, addressing the various poetic purposes addressed by the poet. Al-Majzoub addresses the political, social, descriptive, and representational aspects of Shawqi’s poetry, highlighting the intellectual development and artistic expressions that the poet experienced through the various stages of his life. It sheds light on the nature of Shawqi's political ideas and how they were affected by changing personal and social circumstances. It also analyzes his style of descriptive and representative poetry and his relationship with Arab and Frankish poets.