Arabic Language, Literature & Culture

Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2023

  • An Entropic Image of Islam in Paul Bowles’ “The Fqih”: A Semio-Pragmatic Approach

    Mahdia Abarchah

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2023
    Pages: 14-18
    Received: 6 September 2023
    Accepted: 26 September 2023
    Published: 9 October 2023
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    Abstract: The study borrows the term "entropy" from physics—the second law of thermodynamics—to refer to the development of a chaotic concept of Islam in Paul Bowles’ short stories, particularly, “The Fqih”. To analyze the text and dig out this conceptual entropy, the paper will draw on two analytical strategies: Ferdinand de Saussure’s semiological approach... Show More
  • Research Article

    Farouk Goweda’s Romantic and Political Poetry in English

    Walid Abdallah Rezk

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2023
    Pages: 19-26
    Received: 17 September 2023
    Accepted: 7 October 2023
    Published: 28 October 2023
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    Abstract: This paper aims at analyzing three poems of the great Egyptian poet Farouk Goweda and how the translators were able to transfer the poet’s vision and voice from Arabic into English. This is a unique experience as translating poetry has always been one of the most difficult genres to translate from one language to another. But what makes this experi... Show More