Studies on Arabic Language and Literature

Trust-building mechanisms in Abu Hamed al-Gharnati's travelogues based on "The Delicate of Hearts"

Document Type : Scientific- Research Article

Authors

Omid Jahan Bakht Laili 1
SHAHRAM DELSHAD 2

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Gilan University, Rasht, Iran.

2 Lecturer, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Gilan University, Rasht, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22075/lasem.2020.19419.1220
Abstract
Abu Hamed al-Gharnati has written two travelogues in the field of Arabic travel writing, entitled "The Delicate of Hearts and Elite Admiration" and "Expressed some of the Morocco’s wonders". A unique feature of both travelogues is their wonder-taking, meaning that the travel writer seeks to narrate amazing events and to focus on scenes that surprise us. For this reason, he uses the word "wonders" in the title of his travelogue. This approach of the author delays the reader and makes them consider them superstitious stories that have no real context. Ghranati, who is fascinated by the remarkable observations, realizes this and uses various mechanisms to reassure the reader and create a real world for him while dealing with strange stories. The present study intends to use the descriptive-analytical method to examine the mechanisms of building trust, their tools and goals in the travelogue of "The Delicate of Hearts". Findings indicate that these methods of building trust, along with related tools, are reflected in various ways in this travelogue, such as: A: Transmission of visual and audio content. B: Taking care in inserting their sources and narrations. C: Creating a logical atmosphere in the process of narration and anecdote. It is worth noting that in this book, there are also news and anecdotes that the author has not presented with a reliable structure and ,therefore, lack trust-building tools. The reason for this seems to be that the author seeks to gradually gain the reader's confidence in his method of citation by providing reassuring patterns. Of course, this phenomenon is faint and the distinctive style in the Gharnati’s narrative method is the use of trust building approach.

Keywords

Travel Writing Literature
Abu Hamed Gharnati
the Delicate of Hearts
Wonderland Literature
Trust-Building Mechanisms
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Studies on Arabic Language and Literature
Volume 10, Issue 30
Volume 10, Issue 30, Fall 2019 and Winter 2020
February 2020
Pages 65-86

  • Receive Date 01 January 2020
  • Revise Date 03 October 2020
  • Accept Date 03 October 2020
  • Publish Date 01 February 2020

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