Ancient Arabic Criticism

Course Main Objective

To study the ancient Arabic criticism explaining development of the Arabic criticism and its attitudes, issues, artistic and aesthetic basics and its scholars’ original efforts.

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
•    1.1 Explain basics of the ancient criticism and its criteria, terms and critical issues.
•    1.2  Mention the most prominent figures of the ancient Arabic criticism and their critical efforts.
• 2. Skills 
  
•    2.1 Criticize literary works according to the criteria of the ancient Arabic criticism.
•    2.2 Use modern technology and social media to access and edit critical information.
• 3. Values 
•   3.1 Assume individual, collective and leading responsibility and respect personal relationships upon performing the assignments and managing the critical dialogues.
•   3.2 Observe the scientific and academic integrity upon performing the assignments achieving traits of the responsible citizen.

Course Content

1. Definition of criticism, its development and basics and the characteristics of the prominent and creative critic.
2. Contribution of the linguists and grammarians to the ancient Arabic criticism.
3. Critical basics of the Arab legacy:
4. Criteria of meaning criticism.
5. Basics of word criticism.
6. Subjectivity and objectivity in criticism and their manifestations in the ancient Arabic criticism.
7. The munificent Quran’s impact on the ancient Arabic criticism.
8. The most important critical issues concerned about by the ancient Arabic criticism, its terms and its role in constituting the contemporary Arabic theory of criticism. 
9. Origins of relation between the rhetoric and the ancient Arabic criticism.
10. Analysis of critical texts.   

Textbook (s) 

- Salam, Zaghloul. Impact of Quran on Development of the Arabic Criticism Till End of the Fourth Hijri Century. Al-Ma'ref, Egypt, 3rd ed. 1986.
- Badawei, Ahmed. A. Basics of Literary Criticism for the Arabs. Dar Nahda, Egypt, 9th ed. 2013.

Course ID: ARAB 305