Portrayal of Woman in Contemporary Saudi Poetry: An Inductive Study of Samples of Saudi Social Themed Poetry

Abstract

This study addresses portrayal of woman in contemporary Saudi poetry in an effort to crystallize development aspects related to the poetry with theme on women. Contemporary Saudi poets seem to show their profound interest in contemporary issues on women, therefore it is undeniable of the need to discuss portrayal of women when dealing with themes on Islamic religion and law. It seems that women occupies the fundamental space of social and civilizational structure and developments, and society becomes weak and fragile unless it stands up on its firm legs in order to realize an intimate congruence and linkage between past and present. It can be summarized, through an analysis of a general picture that a contemporary Saudi poet portrays and his Islamic tendency in exploring woman related themes of physical and spiritual aspects, and then an analysis of the works and their thematic classifications, that we can get hold of a clear picture of Saudi women on the Saudi poets try to portray.