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Falsification Discourse in the Poem (Heiya Nafha) for the Andalusian Poet Ibn Zamrak Granada: A Cultural Reading

 Nizar J. Alseoudi, Department of Arabic and writing studies, Zayed University, UAE.

 

Abstract

This research aims to address the phenomenon of hidden story discourse in the poem of the Andalusian poet Ibn Zamrak Algarnadi (Hiya Nafhatun Habbat), and expose the hidden cultural patterns that he depended on in falsifying the reality of the relationship between the state of Bani Marin in Morocco and the state of Bani Al-Ahmar in Andalusia, during the rule of Al-Ghani Billah.

This cultural reading aims to study the unspoken story and reality in this poem, and help understand the means of falsification the poet relied on, to show the ugly history in aesthetic creative way. The poem chosen by the researcher to study is a vital poem as it is full of historical and cultural indications. In addition to the sensitivity of this stage in the Arab history in Andalusia and the dangerousness of attacking Morocco which was considered one of strongest defenders of the Islamic state in Andalusia. Furthermore, this passage is essential in revealing the nature of the relationship between the two poets, Ibn Zamrak and Ibn al-Khatib, and how this personal relation affected the political future of Andalusia.

The falsifying in this poem was depicted in tow aspects; religious, historical falsifying.

Key words: falsification of discourse, implied layout, hidden, cultural reading.

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