The Machiavellian Face of
Petruchio: Love and Power in The Taming of the
Shrew
This paper argues with the feminist scholars that
Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is essentially a romanticized
version of male's dominance over woman, which reveals a historical context where
gender crisis was salient. However,
it proposes that the play presents the idea of marriage in such a way that the
relation of the wife-the potentially disorderly woman- to her husband becomes an
epitome for the relation of subordinates to their ruler. In the little world of the family, with
its conspicuous tension between love and power, the larger matters of political
and social order could find ready symbolization. In this world, the powerful
Pertruchio acts in a Machiavellian manner to subjugate the powerless Katherine.
His brutality is justified as a necessary evil in order to achieve social order
as a higher moral goal. Love is
contingent on the establishment of male's power in such a matrimonial relation;
the husband is feared first, and then loved. Similarly, according to
Machiavellian standards a successful ruler should build his state on fear rather
than love for, while love is precarious, fear is held by a dread of
punishment. Thus the marriage of
Petruchio and Katherine is praised and rewarded at the end, because such a
matrimonial relationship exorcised the fear of disorder that dominated early
modern England.
The Harrowing of Hell: Existential
Aspects in Jabra I. Jabra’s The Ship
Khaled Masoud Shuqair
Dafer Yusef Sarairah
This paper studies Jabra I. Jabra’s The Ship from
an existential point of view. It
argues that the central existential motifs, like the confrontation with death,
political and social commitment, revolt, quest for freedom, alienation, anxiety,
despair and free choice, all preoccupy the characters and are hence pivotal to a
better understanding of the novel.
The study shows that, with the exception of Wadi Assaf, the characters of
The Ship sink into a state of inaction, quietism, and cynicism that
render them helpless when confronting existence. Wadi, on the other hand, is the only
character who acquires the stature of the existentialist hero as he exercises an
act of will and takes responsibility for his action. Hence, in his action and
commitment, Wadi transcends the state of inertia and passivity that permeates
the world of the novel.
Translation
and Other Neighboring Linguistic Disciplines
Mohammad Q. R. Al-Zoubi
Ali
R. A. Al-Hassnawi**
The
major concern of this paper is to discuss the integration between translation
theory and practice on one hand and some relevant linguistic disciplines on the
other hand. In this regard, focus is made on three disciplines found to be the
closest to this phenomenon, namely, contrastive analysis (CA), systemic grammar
(SG), and transformational grammar (TG) respectively. Argument has been made in
favour of showing the impact of each of these disciplines on translation, both
in terms of theory and practice.
The most prominent conclusion arrived at
is to re-assert the belief that translation theory and practice can hardly be
described comprehensively and adequately without incorporating many of the views
and statements taken from some other linguistic disciplines relevant to this
field.
In Basic Sentences In
Arabic
Abstract4
Recent developments in the generative transformational
theory of syntax, known as the Minimalist Program, eliminated much of the
theoretical constructs of earlier models. The government module and Agr were
among the areas that have been radically affected. Since much of the work done
on Arabic word order and agreement projected pre-minimalist models, the findings of
such work must necessarily have been outdated. In this paper I present a new
analysis of word order and agreement in both verbal and non-verbal clauses in
Arabic, taking into consideration recent developments in the theory. In
particular, I argue that the facts of word order and agreement in both verbal
and non-verbal clauses are to be attributed to the availability of two
alternative T-nodes. One T has number and strong N-features; the other is devoid
of number and has weak N-features. The former allows the derivation of clauses
headed by subjects; the latter allows the derivation of clauses headed by
predicates.
صناعة معجم للمجازات
العربية: قضايا ومقترحات
أحمد شيخ عبد
السلام
Abstract5
Abundant efforts have been contributed in the service of
Arabic through making various types of dictionaries, but it is not deniable that
Arabic lexicography awaits a separate dictionary for common Arabic metaphors.
Al-Zamakhshari’s effort in “Asas al-Balaghah” is a lone contribution in this
field, regardless of some observations caused by the problematic nature of
classification and separation of
metaphors. There are other non-lexicographical contributions in the survey of
Arabic metaphors in the Qur’anic, prophetic and literary texts.
This paper notes the significance of contributing a
special lexicographical work for Arabic metaphor. It examines issues that
relates to its making, and influence of selection, arrangement, definition and
citation on metaphorical entries. It discusses efforts of change and frequency
of metaphorical usage in the selection of entries and their contents, and offers
some technical and methodological suggestions.
The paper comprises theoretical aspects that lead to
practical aspects which offer solution to some likely technical problems. Three
practical samples are prepared to demonstrate application of the
suggestions.
طارق
عبدالقادر المجالي
Abstract6
Stylistic Aspects of discourse in Modern Jordanian
Poetry :
Abdulrahim Omar`s Collection Songs
of the
Seventh Travel as a
Case Study.
The study demonstrates that Abdulrahim Omar`s
collection of poems- Song of
the Seventh Travel
departs from reporting, simple expressionism and the traditional emphasis on
content at the expense of Poeticity and initiates a new phase in the development
of the Jordanian discourse in term of artistic techniques and
tools.
The study also analyzes
the stylistic aspects in the collection and the poetic elements of these
aspects. It particularly focuses on two major stylistic aspects:
deviatio, and symbolism
and textuality .
صالح
علي سليم الشتيوي
Abstract7
This research deals with "Water in the Poetry of Abi
Tammam", discussing three aspects:
1.
Water
Symbolism in Abi Tammam's Poetry: Abu Tammam formed a connective outlook with
the theme of water. He found it soothing and gratifying; sentiments he passed on
to recipients of his poetry. Sometimes, however, water has pejorative
connotations, depicted as a source of harm and evil.
2.
Terms and
adjectives associated with water: Such terms include, lightning, and clouds,
nostalgia and luxury water. The poet psychologically differentiates between
various synonyms for water in the textual contexts in which water
appears.
The uses of water as seen by the poet: Abu Tammam
variously employs water as a symbol of bounty and plenitude; as a metaphor for
those he praises for their generosity and munificence; as a metaphor for triumph
and domination; and as a source of ornamentation, decorating the landscape with
flowers and vegetation.
الحقول
الدلالية في عالم الإحياء في القرآن الكريم
السيد
برتي الحسن
This
research aims at simplifying the understanding of the Holy Qur’anic vocabularies
by classifying them semantically. This brings Muslim readers, especially
non-Arabs, closer to the content of the Holy Qur’an, and enriches their word
power with the Holy Qur’anic words. It also provides the lexicographers and Arab
language textbook designers with topics and words that can facilitate the design
of reading materials for Muslim students. The significance of this research
crystallizes in its direct association with the Holy Qur’an in terms of its
words and subjects. The research offers illustrations for some vocabularies. The
researcher believes that this study will satisfy the need of many Trainers,
particularly readers of Arabic language. It is in no doubt that any study that
deals with an aspect of the Holy Qur’an with an aim of facilitating its
understanding that study must be of great importance. This is in fact a
realization of the divine statement: “ And we have indeed made the Holy
Qur’an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will receive
admonition”.( Qur’an,54:17)
The
findings of this research can be emphasized in three
points:
·
That
the words with functional relationships are of a significant amount in the Holy
Qur’an.
·
That these words are common words, and
have broad use in Islamic rituals, as well as in daily conversations and in
Arabic language teaching programs.
· That the adoption of semantic relationships in studying words eases the language learning and the building of word-power.
دراسة
براغماتية لنموذج من المنهج الدلالي الأصولي
محمد محمد يونس
علي
Abstract9
This study is a linguistic
critical one. It aims at
introducing al-Qaraafis's (d. 684/1285) distinction between what he calls
"signifying the expression and the signification of expressions". It also aims at establishing criteria
for the differences between the two types of significations, discussing them,
evaluating their theoretical and practical values in the light of al-Qaraafis's
comprehensive model of textual communication. This work should be seen as a part of a
broader and more ambitious and comprehensive project, aiming at the
establishment and development of Arabic textual pragmatics. The data of this field is taken from the
views and theories centered on the language's use (versus wada') in the Arabic
heritage, specially those provided by Muslim legal
theorists.
يوسف القماز
Abstract10
Swearing
taking an oath is prominent
stylistic phenomenon in the
Koran.This phenomenon is so common in the last part of the Koran specifically in
the Meccan surats.
Due to the diversity of who swears and
what is sworn of there are a number
of enquiries some of which are related to the nature
of such diversity and whether there is
a relationship between who swears
and what is sworn of.
The present study is an endeavor to answer
such enquiries in order to induce a
cute relationship between the parts of a swearing statement . Based on the
belief that the Koran comprises one shaping and its parts are closerelated the
present study attempts to show the accuraly of this belief by studying swearing
style in Comma part of the Koran.