WALADAH’S IMAGE IN THE POETRY OF IBN ZAIDOUN


Andalusian literature is one of the most important periods of Arabic literature history. One of the most prominent poets of this period is Ibn Zaidoun. Ibn Zaidoun is one of the bright names of his age in the field of art and literature. In his poems, the person he sees as a source of inspiration is Walladah bent Al Mostakfi. The image of Walladah was written in many poems of Ibn Zaidoun. Her father was the successor of the Umayyad dynasty. Walladah is one of the most beautiful women in Cordoba and a talented poet. She is always open-minded to poets and writers. In the assembly, writers, poets, artists and scholars were gathered. Ibn Zaidoun is one of the regular participants of this assembly. Ibn Zaidun was influenced by the beauty of Walladah and fell in love with her. When Walladah became interested in Ibn Zaydoun, this relationship became mutual. During the period of love and loyalty, they often met in the palaces and gardens of Walladah and read love poems. As a good example of the genre of Ghazal, Ibn Zaidoun and Walladah wrote poems filled with fine emotions. In this article, the literary features of the poems in which the name “Walladah” is mentioned are examined. At first, the characteristics of the relationship between Ibn Zaidoun and Walladah, the stages of the relationship between them are explained, secondly, Ibn Zaidoun's depiction of Walladah and the personality characteristics of her are also examined. Finally, the stylistic features of the poems in which Walladah was depicted with the examples given by the couplets and the results obtained in the conclusion section were evaluated.


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Andalusian literature, poetry, Walladah, ibn Zaidoun, image

Author : Mehmet Ali Kılay ARAZ
Number of pages: 199-218
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29228/TurkishStudies.22786
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Turkish Studies-Comparative Religious Studies
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