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THE LIGHTNING-SCENE IN ANCIENT ARABIC POETRY - ...

In Old Arabic poetry from the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods to the end of the orthodox
Caliphate  one theme is the lightning-scene. In this the protagonist asserts that he could not
sleep because he saw lightning flashing far away in the sky. The book explores the various
functions of this scene  and its relationship with other parts of the poem. This study achieves
two main goals. The first sheds light on two important terms connected with Old Arabic poetry:
the function and the narration. We see how a certain element can function differently from text
to text  and how these different functions influence the narration of a poem and consequently
make it - to some degree - idiosyncratic  i.e.  a text that differs from other poems that
include the same element. The second purpose is to make a comprehensive study of the components
namely the motifs included in the lightning-scenes. Here  the author reaches conclusions
regarding whether these components differ significantly from text to text  or whether they are
merely repetitions. In other words  this study examines whether the lightning-scenes in
themselves are idiosyncratic or - on the contrary - are fossilized and conventional follow
long-established poetic traditions.

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