The Arabic Literary Muhammad Is’af an- Nashasheebi between Traditions and Modernization

Abstract

Muhammad Is’af An- Nashasheebi is considered one of the prominent

Palestinian literary figures. His rich literary production came in one of the

important historical periods which witnessed significant events in Palestine.

Through examining his works that we could get , An- Nashasheebi emerges

as a multidimensional character; he was appreciated as a highly educated

writer with fine literary taste and as a thinker calling for reformation and

free thinking. Thus, the researcher tried o explain the role of this writer

in enriching the Palestinian literature and culture inside and outside

Palestine.

The researcher tried to analyze An- Nashasheebi’s writings depending

on what was available from his literature and through the few studies

he could get about the writer and his works. Through this analysis, he

tried to illustrate the modern and innovative trends in his literature. and

to highlight his educational and linguistic role in a key period of our

Palestinian history.