University of Basrah Explores the Phenomenological Horizon in the Use of Symbol and Myth in Arabic Poetry
A master’s thesis at the College of Education for Women, University of Basrah, examined “The Phenomenological Horizon in the Use of Symbol and Myth in Arabic Poetry – A Comparative Study.”
The thesis, presented by researcher Hanin Habib Ismail, aimed to explore the phenomenological horizon through a comparative approach between poetic models from pre-Islamic poetry and modern Arabic poetry.
The study comprised three chapters:
• The first chapter discussed symbol and myth as radical historical constructs and addressed the ideological dimension of myths in modernist texts, highlighting their role as a civilizational revival.
• The second chapter focused on the concept of the motif as a fundamental element that poets rely on to shape the poetic event.
• The third chapter examined natural and mythological motifs in poetic expression.
The thesis concluded that the phenomenological approach enables an understanding of symbol and myth as revelatory structures that express the potential of symbolic and mythological employment rooted in human consciousness, emerging as intentional manifestations of the self.
Department of Media and Governmental Communication
