Pessimism in Elias Abu-Shabaka & Hushang Ebtehaj’s Poetry (A Comparative Study)

Document Type : research article

Authors

Yahya Ma’roof

Masoud Eghbali

https://doi.org/10.22067/jall.v5i8.24198

Abstract

Pessimism, a phenomenon of deep effect over the contemporary poetry, both Arabic and Persian, usually enjoys a widespread usage in the periods of social, political and economic disorders which, in turn, affect the poets’ views and change their visions toward the Real. Elias Abu-Shabaka and Hushang Ebtehaj are the poets of a modern disorderly era and environment. They both display a deep pessimistic view in their poetry towards the society and human beings. This research aims at analysis and comparison of their dark viewpoints in various topics and situations , and tries to find the factors which led to this specific vision.

Keywords

pessimism

Elias Abu-Shabaka

Hushang Ebtehaj

contemporary poetry

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