دور الحيوانات في" كليلة ودمنة "لابن المقفع (دراسة سيميائية)
The role of animals in kalīlaẗ wa dimnaẗ (The study of semiotic and seminal values)
Abstract
This piece of research brings animals characters used in the book titled kalīlaẗ wa dimnaẗ by ibn al-muqfaʿ under a microscopic view, to see how and what they are saying. The book is undoubtedly one of the stroke of genius of Arab literature. The animals in this book are talking selves who speak in all areas of life, politics, morals, and friendship. It is a collection of allegorical stories by animals that fall within the art of fabrication; it is a fine literature on its own.
He takes the approach of wisdom, setting examples for lessons and education, which the writer adopts for amusement, ridicule or humiliation in a manner that is carried out by animals for fear of the unjust ruler, where animals exploit resourcefulness to achieve their ends, the wise men also formulate tricks in order to carry out their educational role, and their greatest influence on souls is to put proverbs on the tongues of animals.
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