Critical evaluation of the book “Mawsūʻat al-shuʻarāʼ al-ʻArab al-muʻāṣirīn: dirāsāt wa-mukhtārāt” by Najīb Buʻaynī

Compiling a suitable textbook from contemporary Arabic poetry is a very difficult task, because it must show the different poetic tendencies, geographical and historical extent, the multiplicity of poetic events and the plenty of great poets in contemporary Arabic poetry. Also, with considering the educational role of literature disciplines, it is necessary to pay attention to the educational aspect of these texts. The book“Mawsūʻat al-shuʻarāʼ al-ʻArab al-muʻāṣirīn: dirāsāt wa-mukhtārāt” written by Lebanese researcher, Najīb Buʻaynī, is one of these collections of the contemporary Arabic poetry, . Where are the good and bad features of the book? By the descriptive-analytical method and critique of the quantitative and qualitative content of this book, it can be understood that its prominent feature is the selection of samples of its poems. The sample poems that are a response to current political issues and show literary and moral commitment in the field of politics. In addition, this book pays attention to the poetry of poets from the Persian Gulf countries, who are usually ignored by other contemporary Arab poetry collections, which indicates the coverage of a wider geographical area. However, it does not have a scientific method of writing an educational text, and has not observed scientific ethics in citation, and has not used artistic analysis and literary criticism, and has no thematic criteria. Therefore, it can not be considered worthy of a university textbook in graduate school. However, teaching it at the undergraduate level is somewhat acceptable