Analysis of why poets criticize poetry

Author
yousof asqari Bayghot
Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, University of Jiroft
10.2634/Lire.22.87.9
Abstract
Examining the works of famous poets from the beginning to the 8th century, the current study answers the reason for poets' poetry criticism through descriptive-analytical method. The results revealed that some parts of the factors related to the poets' poetry criticism goes back to the essence of poetry itself; from this perspective, philosophical views should be taken into account. Another essential part of poets' poetry criticism is due to religious views. To explain this part, Qur'an and narrative texts should be taken into consideration. The function of poetry and the attitude of poets towards poetry are also other important factors. In some cases, perhaps this negative view of poetry and poets from the poets themselves can be considered a kind of literary tradition that has merely a theme-creating aspect. These results can be useful and noteworthy in literary studies and interdisciplinary research studies such as sociology of literature and psychology.

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Literary Research
Volume 22, Issue 87
Spring 2025
Pages 9-41