The Image of a Brutal Bull in Three Pre-Islamic Poems Reality, or Legendary

Abstract

This study aims to look into the significance of the image of a brutal bull in the pre-Islamic poem which did not find great attention among the ancient critics. In modern criticism, the study concluded that the legendary critical approach does not assist us in understanding the real significance of this image. Since he omits to link some semantics and legendary religious sediments, he gives an unsatisfied interpretation. The study supposed that it is more beneficial to look at that image realistically, and to monitor how the poet portrayed this reality as an artistic portrayal of his main idea, which is popular in all parts of the poem. To confirm this assumption, three poems’ pre-Islamic construction were applied, by three poets, and it appeared obvious that the scene of the brutal bull in each of them consisted of other scenes of it. The partial scene heals in the poem building, which expresses the objective of the poet and his central issue.