Authors

• Mohammad Musavi Bafrooyi
• Shaker Amery

Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Semnan University, Iran.

Abstract

This article deals with the eulogistic from of Abutamam at Abbasid Period. First, it is discusses his life, which includes his creativity and talents in literature. Then, some examples are provided to support the claims about his amazing innovations. Thus, we easily recognize that he was a great literary creator. As his name is mentioned as one of the best poet in history, we briefly explore and mention his innovations in literature as below:
1. He purposefully brought new items together with many branches of knowledge of his period.
3. His desire to epic poetry in eulogizing the characters of his poems, especially in describing battles.
3. Offering his eulogies to the praised characters after praising his own poetry.
4. Incarnation of heroes and personification of objects in his epic poems.
5. Adding descriptive information about the characters resorting to previous literary works and using subtle witty wise points
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Keywords

• Abutamam
• eulogy
• the eulogized
• Innovation
• Abbasid Period

Main Subjects

• Ancient literature