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Creative language: aphorisms, parables and fables of spirituality in modern literature

Kahlil Gibran is arguably one of the most significant poets and novelists of Arabic literature and a leading figure in popular American poetry in the twentieth century. His works, beginning with “Music” in 1905 and ending with “The Wanderer” in 1932, convey profound spiritual and idealist messages....

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Main Authors: Altabaa, Homam, Hamawiya, Adham
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
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Published: 2019
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BF309 Consciousness. Cognition
BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
BR Christianity
PN Literature (General)
PS American literature
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spelling my.iium.irep.754852019-11-19T09:15:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75485/ Creative language: aphorisms, parables and fables of spirituality in modern literature Altabaa, Homam Hamawiya, Adham BF309 Consciousness. Cognition BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BR Christianity PN Literature (General) PS American literature Kahlil Gibran is arguably one of the most significant poets and novelists of Arabic literature and a leading figure in popular American poetry in the twentieth century. His works, beginning with “Music” in 1905 and ending with “The Wanderer” in 1932, convey profound spiritual and idealist messages. A majority of his works seeks a social and spiritual utopia, although some works seem to be a strong condemnation of organized religion and the church. This paper seeks to explore the spiritual messages expressed in the English works of Gibran through the media of aphorisms, parables and fables. The use of these genres has been historically well studied in the religious and literary contexts, as is the case, for instance, with the parables of the New Testament and Aesop’s Fables. However, the use of aphorisms, parables and fables in a modern spiritual context, especially in the case of Gibran, has not been extensively examined. The aim of this paper is to gain a better appreciation of this literary giant’s creative use of language that ensured his universal success and enduring fame across cultures. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75485/18/75485%20Abstract.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75485/17/75485%20Slide.pdf Altabaa, Homam and Hamawiya, Adham (2019) Creative language: aphorisms, parables and fables of spirituality in modern literature. In: 3rd International Language and Tourism Conference 2019 (ILTC 2019), 18th-19th October 2019, Pagoh, Johor. (Unpublished)
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topic BF309 Consciousness. Cognition
BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
BR Christianity
PN Literature (General)
PS American literature
spellingShingle BF309 Consciousness. Cognition
BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
BR Christianity
PN Literature (General)
PS American literature
Altabaa, Homam
Hamawiya, Adham
Creative language: aphorisms, parables and fables of spirituality in modern literature
description Kahlil Gibran is arguably one of the most significant poets and novelists of Arabic literature and a leading figure in popular American poetry in the twentieth century. His works, beginning with “Music” in 1905 and ending with “The Wanderer” in 1932, convey profound spiritual and idealist messages. A majority of his works seeks a social and spiritual utopia, although some works seem to be a strong condemnation of organized religion and the church. This paper seeks to explore the spiritual messages expressed in the English works of Gibran through the media of aphorisms, parables and fables. The use of these genres has been historically well studied in the religious and literary contexts, as is the case, for instance, with the parables of the New Testament and Aesop’s Fables. However, the use of aphorisms, parables and fables in a modern spiritual context, especially in the case of Gibran, has not been extensively examined. The aim of this paper is to gain a better appreciation of this literary giant’s creative use of language that ensured his universal success and enduring fame across cultures.
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author Altabaa, Homam
Hamawiya, Adham
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Hamawiya, Adham
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title Creative language: aphorisms, parables and fables of spirituality in modern literature
title_short Creative language: aphorisms, parables and fables of spirituality in modern literature
title_full Creative language: aphorisms, parables and fables of spirituality in modern literature
title_fullStr Creative language: aphorisms, parables and fables of spirituality in modern literature
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publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/75485/18/75485%20Abstract.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/75485/17/75485%20Slide.pdf
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