مدارات الشخصيات التاريخية في رواية وليد سيف: النار والعنقاء

Razan  Ibrahim

doi:10.35516/hum.v50i4.186

Authors

Razan Ibrahim Arabic Department, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9116-010X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v50i4.186

Keywords:

Character, historical, Walid Saif, fire and the phoenix, interpretation

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to trace the characters' actions and their transformations in Walid Seif's historical novel "The Fire and the Phoenix" in its two parts; the first is entitled "The Black Flags," which explores the demise of the Umayyad kingdom and the establishment of the state of Bani al-Abbas. The second part is titled "Saqr of Quraish," focusing on the restoration of the Umayyad state in Andalusia.

Methods: This study involved highlighting the functional roles of the novel's characters and their most decisive actions. It followed a narrative program that showcased the characters' will, duty, ability, knowledge, and their relationships with each other. The research adopted the new historical approach, a theoretical school with foundations in the concept of historical development and the mechanisms of interpreting and reading literary texts.

Results: The study found that the novelist was successful in internalizing the worlds of his characters, portraying their complex conflict dimensions and human transformations through their interaction with the complex circumstances surrounding them.

Conclusion: The study recommends the need of using the tools of new historicism in analyzing characters in historical novels provides new horizons in analysis and interpretation

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