Abstract
The purpose of this study is to shed light on ‘intertextuality’ as a cross cultural technique between modern Arabic and English poetry with reference to T. S Eliot and Al Sayyab. It aims to uncover the intertextual aspects of ‘allusion’, ‘symbols and myths’, ‘irony’, ‘the objective equivalent’, ‘conceptual metaphor’ and ‘impersonality’ between Eliot and Al Sayyab and the impact of Eliot’s thoughts, themes, expressions and style on Al Sayyab’s. However, the study reveals that the strategy of intertextuality takes a one-way direction, i.e., from Eliot to Al Sayyab, and Eliot’s fingerprints are quite manifest in Al Sayyab’s poetry. Moreover, although some of Eliot’s key expressions, ideas, symbols, myths and themes are borrowed by Al Sayyab, he could professionally use intertextuality and maintain his illustrious style.
Highlights
Intertextuality has been broadly researched, there is a clear lack in studying it as a cross cultural phenomenon in modern poetry
To fill part of this gab, this study investigates intertextuality as a cross cultural phenomenon between modern Arabic and English poetry with reference to Al Sayyab and T
Intertextuality is apparent in Al Sayyab's poetry where he borrows some of Eliot's main themes like life, death, water, dryness and sadness
Summary
Intertextuality has been broadly researched, there is a clear lack in studying it as a cross cultural phenomenon in modern poetry. To fill part of this gab, this study investigates intertextuality as a cross cultural phenomenon between modern Arabic and English poetry with reference to Al Sayyab and T. The study aims to identify and analyse the aspects of intertextuality between Eliot and Al Sayyab beside identifying the extent of Eliot’s influence on Al Sayyab’s works. It is worth mentioning that to simplify the process of comparison between the two poets the study adopts the English translation of Al Sayyab’s Rain Song which is done by Lena Jayyusi and Christopher Middleton (Al-Sayyab, 1987)
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