The Expression and the Aesthetic of the Familiar Place in Mahmoud Darwish poetry «Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?»

Abstract

This research deals with the expressions of (the familiar place) in the

poetry of Mahmoud Darwish particularly in his volume of poetry titled «Why

Did You Leave the Horse Alone?». The researcher tried to demonstrate this

issue from the thematic and aesthetic points of view.

In the first part, the researcher dealt with the aesthetic aspects of the

place for the poet by surveying the components of the place aspects from

the physical, personal, social, economic, national background and how much

attached to the poet's identity in spite of his early departure from this place.

In the second part, the researcher discussed deeply the aesthetic aspects

of the place through the analysis of the linguistic expressions used in the

structure of the poem such as personification and embodiment. He also

studied the sound rhythm in the work.

The researcher concluded that the poet has expressed his deep love for

the «familiar place» as it enabled him to find his true self which has been

taken away from him and designified.