The Essence of Meaning and Beauty in Adunis’s Thought and Poetry from the Perspective of Philosophical Hermeneutics

Since the emergence of modern Arabic poetry the essence of meaning and beauty has been one of the challenging issues and has been the subject of a considerable part of the literary research. Adunis is one of the most notable literary figures of the Arab world who has provided theorizations in the field of Arabic poetry and criticism. In his writings, he presents meaning and beauty intertwined with subjects such as the concept of poetry, commitment, complexity, tradition, and innovation and in this way he pursues meaning with a hermeneutic and dynamic approach. This article seeks to analyze the essence of meaning from the perspective of this influential poet in order to reveal part of the discourse on the questioning of meaning in the field of modern Arabic poetry. Adunis emphasizes the influence of the individuality of the poet on meaning and beauty and their relation to commitment. In his thought, the nature of poetry is accompanied by an ambiguous and complex quality. As a result, in his view the challenge of the concept of poetry has become more philosophical. Therefore, applying a philosophical hermeneutic approach, one understands that such things as historicity, definition, dynamism, and meaningfulness are present in his thought, and that elements such as rhyme and expressive forms are not efficient criteria for analysis of his thought and poetry. We can say that the tradition in Adunis’s thought and poetry is dynamic and is not limited to the ordinary sense of the time since his thought and poetry have a hermeneutic time. Thus philosophical hermeneutic approach can be an appropriate to the aesthetics of meaning, which is one of the most important topics in the modern rhetoric and we must seek the beauty of Adunis’s poetry in the semantic identity of his poetry with a hermeneutic approach.