The poetics of nostalgia in the literature of alienation according to Al-Baroudi and Ahmed Shawqi a balancing study

Section: Research Paper
Published
Jun 24, 2025
Pages
99-116

Abstract

The research aimed to study nostalgia among the two poets: Al-Baroudi and Ahmed Shawqi, through their poetry of alienation, and aimed to highlight the manifestations of nostalgia in their poetry and its poetic structure, while presenting a balance between them for this purpose, in terms of: subject matter and style. The study concluded that the purpose of nostalgia was prominent among them, especially during the stage of their exile and their distance from Egypt, which was a primary motivation for them to say about the purpose of nostalgia, and that the difference between them is in style and depiction. Shawqi was more modern in his style and photography, in addition to his vast imagination and abundant imagery in his poetry. In addition, Shawqis exile to Spain (formerly Andalusia) affected his nostalgic poetry. He used the experiences of Andalusian poets in his poetry, and mixed his talk about Andalusia with his nostalgia for Egypt. As for Al-Baroudi, Serendib was completely foreign to him, and he did not find in it anything that helped him, or what he could use in his poetry, or even alleviate his pain.

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Al-Aboush, A., & أسماء. (2025). The poetics of nostalgia in the literature of alienation according to Al-Baroudi and Ahmed Shawqi a balancing study. Adab Al-Rafidayn, 54(99), 99–116. https://doi.org/10.33899/radab.2024.149003.2124