Point 8 of 9 — Lesson 3: The Development of Modern Arabic Prose – Novel, Short Story and DramaQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
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Why did the intellectual side dominate the poets of al-Diwan?Because oftheir deep absorption in English philosophy and Western Romanticism, their pride in rational culture, and their attempt to deepen meanings and psychological analysis — which madethe idea precede the emotionin their poetry and gave ita mental dryness.
Difference between the Pencil League and the Andalusian League: thePencil League (Northern Mahjar, New York)wasradically revolutionary, calling for total renewal and metrical latitude; theAndalusian League (Southern Mahjar, Brazil)wasconservative, careful for the eloquent language and the inherited metres.
The short story is not an abridged novel: beware this widespread misunderstanding — it isan independent literary art with its own philosophy based on compression and concentration and on lighting one single point in the character's path (the moment of insight).
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