الصورة الفنية وانبعاثاتها الجمالية في النص الادبي قديما وحديثا

The critics, both old and new, have worked on the concept of the artistic image as a source of textual beauty, as the text moves from its news function to its aesthetic dimension. This article aims to stand on this critical phenomenon, which has manifold characteristics in ancient and modern artistic experiences. In this research, we dealt with the advanced concepts that our ancient Arab critics reached, which highlight their special view of the concept of the artistic image, its importance, and its function. Then we went back to the definition of Western critics of the artistic image, through the multiple concepts, and the different intellectual doctrines and cultural references of the Western critical schools. an‎d we concluded our article with what the concept of the artistic image found in modern Arab criticism and its practical application, and their multiple definitions.