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The use and creation of myth in Tawfiq Al-Hakims Oedipus, the king

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Author Affiliations

  • 1English Department, Faculty of Education-Mahweet, Sanaa University, Yemen
  • 2English Department, People-4s College, SRTM University, Nanded, India

Res. J. Language and Literature Sci., Volume 8, Issue (2), Pages 1-8, May,19 (2021)

Abstract

Selecting a topic for writing a literary work is the most significant step, so writers spend a long time thinking and meditating about the topics and the themes they will discuss in their writings. Some writers create new topics which are regarded as an invention of a new sphere, but some other writers do another challenge by rewriting some other classical works which have already been treated literary by many great writers. The rewriting of these old topics should contain a new treatment that includes some new ideas or perspectives to be accepted. This humble study is an attempt to highlight the use of myths in Tawfiq Al-Hakims Oedipus, the King. Furthermore, it sheds light on the adaption created by focusing on different issues as well as in the art of characterization to be accepted by readers in his area. In fact, during his writing, he takes the Islamic perspective into consideration to eradicate the superstitious aspects which are not rationally accepted in the Islamic world.

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