Rebellion and Innovation in Abi- Nawas' Poetry
Abdul-Salam Hazim Mohammad Ali Al-Obeid
General Directorate of Education, Mosul
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.3.2.20
Keywords: Abu Nawas Rebellion The Renewal Reinforcement
Abstract
Abu Nawas is an Abbasid poet whose life and poetry were different
from those of his contemporaries. As a child, he lived a hard life, being
born for an Iraqi father and Persian mother. His poetry was like his
life, being a reflection and internal and psychological rebellion. He
was known as "the poet of wine" because he devoted much of his
poetry to drink. However, he wrote on many other poetic topics such
as satire, love, elegies, and hunting. Abu Nawas rebelled against the
traditional love-opening in classical poems and rejected the tribal
pride. He also innovated the use of poetic image depending mainly on
metaphor. He also employed new poetic techniques, unfamiliar themes
and succeeded in his rebellion to be followed by numerous poets. The
paper concludes that Abu Nawas was a true rebellious poet who put
down new bases for poetic innovation in the first Abbasid Age.
