Manifestations of Romanticism in Khalil Motran's Poetry

Khalil Motran known as "the poet of the Ghotrain " is one of the innovative poets ofthe contemporary Arab world. He tried to introduce to literature new thoughts and themes which were in accordance with the age he was living and to purify literature frommannerism.He also encouraged other literary men to think of new ways in compatible with their timeand at the same time to follow the established traditions. Khalil Motran was a Classic Poetwith some Romanticism inclinations. His literary works were somewhere in between thoseschools. This article first reviews specific features of Romanticism and then investigates thetraces of Romanticismin the Khalil Motran's poems.