Manifestations of Poetic Intersexuality in the Poetry of Siraj Al-Baghdadi (Died 500, H)

Abstract

This study aimed to clarify the semantic and aesthetic dimensions that lie in Siraj Al-Baghdadi’s poetic and sensory experience, and then reveal the poetic source on which he relied in shaping this experience. This is done through monitoring and analyzing semantic poetic texts. The study concluded: The dominance of the Ghazali introduction (courtesy poetry), in the poetry of Siraj al-Baghdadi, which focused on describing the physical beauty of the beloved rather than focusing on her moral beauty. Evoking shadow memories that embody the lover’s deprivation of the beloved in reality, and that was a kind of compensation for that deprivation. Al-Sarraj Al-Baghdadi was inspired by the experiences of poets in the Umayyad era, and benefited from them to enhance his poetic and sensory experiences. Al-Sarraj Al-Baghdadi absorbed the new poetic experiences of the Abbasid era, such as: the experience of Abu Nawaz and others, and benefited from them to enrich his artistic experience. The study recommends reviewing the poetry of Al-Siraj Al-Baghdadi, to demonstrate its other artistic characteristics, such as: aesthetics of language, style, and artistic images.