د. فهد أبو خضرة: في رثاء الشاعر الكبير محمود درويش*

Abstract

 This study deals with Fahd Abu Khadra's poem "Elegy to Mahmoud Darwish" in an interactive textual reading in view of the modern receptive theories with occasional references to classical Arabic literary studies. Mahmoud Darwish is considered one of the most prominent Palestinian and Arab poets in the modern period due to his prestigous position on the literary, cultural, patriotic, and social levels. Abu Khadra dedicates a special elegy to the deceased poet, in which he enumerates his outstanding traits and stresses the high position he had in his life, and the great loss that occurred by his death. The poem also exposes certain moral virtues that the poet used to embody in his life, including his great role, which makes the poet Abu Khadra adopt Darwish's way and message even after his death. 

Abu Kharda employs the language of speech, using the first person plural instead of the first person singular to indicate collective participation and interaction. He also uses verbs in the 'past' and 'future' tense throughout the poem.

Moreover, the poet employs the technique of intertextuality by alluding to The New Testament and Jesus Christ's crucifixion, aiming to develop new indications and associations, stress the meaning which gives the text more radiance and glow, and to enhance more interaction between the reader and the text.