Entering the world of the Ten Mu'allaqat reveals an intense presence of drama. Anyone who delves into the depths of these odes can extract the dramatic tendency from their vocabulary; they could even serve as complete dialogue scripts (scenarios) to some extent. However, this opinion might be somewhat risky and hasty, as a poetic text remains a literary genre, and a dialogue text is another, as is well known. Despite this, the overlap between literary genres is an accepted matter in modern critical studies.

The researcher addresses the topic of "The Dramatic Tendency in the Ten Mu'allaqat," attempting to answer questions such as: What is the extent of drama's presence in the Ten Mu'allaqat? Did the Mu'allaqat include all the elements of dramatic structure? What sources did the poets of the Mu'allaqat draw upon for their dramatic scenes? What is the frequency of these scenes in their odes and the mechanisms of their use? What stories and images formed the dramatic events? What are the techniques for employing the elements of dramatic structure in the Mu'allaqat? How does the dramatic plot appear in them? Can the Mu'allaqa form a visual representation of the events presented by the poet, engaging the recipient's thought and imagination? And how did the pre-Islamic poets achieve this dramatic structure; was it with their awareness or without it?

• Author: Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Azki
• Publisher: Alan Publishers and Distributors
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1
• Number of Pages: 448
• Dimensions (cm): 14.5 × 21
• Weight (g): 490
• ISBN: 978-99969-862-9-1