Tradition and Renewal in Persian and Arabic Literary Criticism

In ancient Persian and Arabic literary criticism, two different approaches were followed. One calls for a return to the ancient origins of poetry and literature and the other promotes change and innovation in this area. So in the literary domain, an incomplete image of conflicts appeared between followers of these two trends. In modern era, these conflicts intensify between the followers of renewal and supporters of tradition. That's because of the impact of the opening of the Arab communities and the Iranian society on western cultures. Some call to forget the past and to care about the western culture. Whereas others refuse everything related to the West. At the same time some follow the path of moderation. But the victory at the end goes to the followers of renovation. This paper broadly gives a general picture of the reality of the relationship between the followers of both directions and trends.