Abstract: This paper focuses on the relation between Arabic literature and English literature, shedding light on the nature of Arabic romanticism and the nature of romanticism and its affinity with mysticism. This study shows the great impact of western literature on Arabic literature.
The movement of English romanticism has a great influence on Arabic literature. So the researcher would like to show the main factors and causes of that influence, and the role of the famous English romantic poets like Wordsworth and Coleridge, in developing the Arabic romantic poetry. Actually the main Arabic romantic poets who were influenced widely by the western culture were the members of Al-Mahjar group, the Diwan group and Appollo group, and so their study and wide readings in English literature have affected their literary product
In Arabic language literature means the best words in the best order. It serves as a mirror which reflects all the humanistic activities in people social life. Their outlook on life, their ideas, emotions and traditions. Literature consists of prose and poetry. Poetry as the main branch of Arabic literature. It has been defined as the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, or the expression of imagination. For the Arabic critics, poetry is a rhythmical composition of words expressing an attitude designed to surprise and delight, and to arouse an emotional response.
Keywords: Knowledge of western culture, Arabic literature, romanticism, comparative.
Title: The Impact of the English Romantic Poets in Developing the Arabic Romantic Poetry
Author: Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Abdulrahman Mansor, Dr. Mohamed Ali Elsiddig Ibrahim
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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