The Aesthetics of Sensory Imagery in Ali Mahmoud Taha’s Collection of Poems “al-Mallāḥ al-Tāʾih” (The Wandering Navigator)

Abstract

This research aims to reveal some manifestations of the sensory poetic image (i.e., visual, auditory, gustatory, tactile, olfactory) in the collection of poems “al-Mallah Al-ta’eh” (The Lost Navigator) by the poet Ali Mahmoud Taha, and to reveal the role of these images in suggesting his own poetic experiences, and to know his ability to embody these images in his mind and imagination first, and then suggest them to the imagination of the recipients of his poetry.

The study relied on the descriptive analytical approach. The research revealed that the largest part of the sensory poetic image in the collection of poems “al-Mallah Al-ta’eh” consists of the visual and auditory images, respectively, followed by the sensory, gustatory, tactile, and olfactory images, respectively too.

The sensual poetic image in the collection of poems under study in general seemed to be full of the poet's private and general sentimental reflections, and the emotions that were brewing in himself, with which he dialogued through his own language, which was praised by his contemporary great writers, poets, critics, and Arab researchers. These poetic images were characterized by the uniqueness of their style and beauty, which the author achieved through his vision of the reality that he lived or through the reality that he aspired to achieve, or through himself, the poet who is distinguished by his romance and confusion.

So, with all this, the author drew these wonderful images through the imagination of a poet who is expert in artistic methods and dreamy romantic poetic