HUMANIZATION OF ANIMALS IN ARABIC LITERATURE: IMAGINATION SYMBOLISM AND EMPLOYMENT AESTHETICS

Abstract

The aim of this research paper is to delve into the paths of Arabic discourse to reveal the humanization of animals and the way they are used in Arabic literature. It goes beyond the stereotypical narrative and descriptive styles associated with human characters to writing about animals or through their voices. In the latter the animals evolved into primary protagonists who create events and penetrate deeply into human existences, thus taking a prominent place within literary composition. Consequently, the animal turns, in the process of writing, into a rational and dreaming being, capable of comforting the individual and compensating for his loneliness.

What is striking about the issue of employing animals is the writer’s attention to the imaginative and symbolic aesthetic aspect without neglecting the underlying repercussions and goals. Hence, this style of writing enjoyed great importance and a unique position in Arab culture, ancient and modern.