The sources of the satire in Andalusian poetry of the eleventh century (fifteenth century H.)

Abstract

This article seeks to uncover the sources of comic and satirical images in Andalusi poetry during the eleventh century (fifteenth century of Hijrah) and to highlight the skill of Andalusi poets in expressing humour and irony in literature in innovative ways. The paper looks at the artistic traits of Andalusi satirical poetry in relation to five different perspectives: the Islamic spirit, the poetic legacy, personalities, Arab proverbs and nature in al-Andalus. Through these points, the paper shows the outstanding ability of Andalusi poets to create distinctive satirical poetry, as if this poetic genre were innate in the Andalu- si personality of the period. It also underlines the great ability of Andalusi poets to fuse satirical poetry with ancient texts of classical Arabic poetry, Quran verses or the legends of ancient prophets, in order to extract satire from texts that are originally quite the contrary.