Browsing by Author "Sami, 'Abd al-Halim"

The study seeks to highlight the importance of the narrator and narrated to him in Arabic novel, and to what extend its contribution was effective in analysis of narrative; because of the importance on its direct relationship to the narrative, since the narrator and narrated to him represent the two important pillars of narrative structure; due to their relation to the text. That will help us to identify them in the analysis of the narrative more accurately. Therefore, the researcher aimed for descriptive approach to study and identify the terms that construct the narrative structure. The study also showed the functions of both the narrator and narrated to him, their relationship and their signs. The study applications - in the light of the theory of the narrator and narrated to him – was made in three selected novels by Ali Ahmed Bakathir (1969): "Safety Pastor", "Biography of Brave" and "The Red Rebel”. The study showed that the narrator and narrated to him are the pillars of the narrative structure, and the knowledge about the relationship between them helps in better understanding of the text. In addition, identifying the functions of the narrator and narrated to him and their signs, contributed to the analysis the kind of dialogue between them.

The research examines the historical Islamic narrative of Ali Ahmed Bakthir and Jurji Zidane by making a critical analysis combining the historical objectivity and the artistic picture of the historical narratives in the Wa Islamah, Sirat Shuja and Al-Faris Al-Jameel by Ali Ahmed Bakthir and Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, Shajarat al-Durr and Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf by Jurji Zaidan. The research outlined the history of the historical novel, factors of its emergence and features of the Islamic historical novel and its topics. The research also discusses a number of issues related to the relationship between the historical novel and the history, the novel’s discourse in the criticism of reality, the historical novel in between the permissible and forbidden, the relationship of the historical novel with other historical narratives such as the theatrical play and the historical narrative. The research concludes by analyzing the narrative elements in terms of literary art and objectivity in the historical novels of both authors, revealing their commitment to the Islamic vision and the existence of Islamic features in their novels in terms of artistic creativity and historical truth.