مفهوم الشعر عند لسان الدين بن الخطيب

The concept of poetry is one of the most important controversial and critical issues, which caused many disputes among critics in old and late times. Lissan Al-Deen Ibin Al Khatib was greatly concerned with this concept; and this was demonstrated and illustrated through his composition of poetry and his critical ideas. He presented and introduced this concept in such a way that his experience as a poet responded with his education as a critic. He stressed the comprehensiveness of this concept and realized its dimensions which go beyond rhythm and meter, depending upon the element of imagination as a rhetorical art in which the poet comes to the stage of creation and innovation as well as the choice, influence, and artistic queerness. He tends towards ethical criticism and the imitation of old poets in their expression performance and praising Natural mood / disposition and fluency. All these constitute artistic critical sayings which Lissan Al Deen Al Khatib sought to apply as a poet and a Critic.