Analysis of Social and Political Function of Comic and Satiric Poetry in Mamluki Period

Comic poem is not dedicated only to Mamluki era because there is almost no ere which is free of this style. However, comic poetry found inexperienced popularity during the Mamluki era and it became one of its clear features. This kind of poetry came out of its tight framework in the Mamluki era and entered real life stage and communicated with people's true life. Therefore, this poetry obtained popular color and tone and reflected painful lives of people. Among most important themes in comic poetry of the Mamluki era, these can be mentioned: ruler's tyranny, judge's corruption, moral decadence of society, people's poverty and need, stinginess of the rich and the like that dominated the society in Mamluki era. The present study aims to investigate comic poetry in the Mamluki era and analyzes social themes and motifs to clarify the role and position of comic poetry in reflecting events of the society. This paper is based on descriptive- analytical method.