أحمد زكي أبو شادي وخصائص شعره: دراسة تحليلية

Abstract

Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892 –1955) was an Egyptian romantic poet, publisher, medical doctor, bacteriologist and bee scientist. He is best known in Egypt for having founded the influential poetry journal Apollo, an important vehicle for experimental Arabic poetry in Egypt and beyond, which he designed, published, and edited. He established a group of poets known as “Apollo Society” or The Apollo School (Arabic: أبولو مدرسة (whose members and contributors included artists and poets from beyond Egypt’s borders and across the Arab world. He was born in an educated family. He was influenced by the writings of his teacher Khalil Mitran (1872-1949) and also by the Mahjar and American literature. In his poetry he had focused on democracy, history, religion, philosophy, romanticism, patriotism and humanism. He had shown great mastery in his use of symbolism and free verse. This article looks into the main characteristics of the major poems of this eminent poet paying special attention on his literary spirit. In so doing, the researchers have used several methods including descriptive method, historical method and critical method