The idea-content features of Ahmed Shawqi’s play “The Princess of Andalusia” written in prose
Keywords:
Ahmed Shawqi, Andalusia, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Arabic literature, the Muslim conquest, Islam in SpainAbstract
The article examines the play "The Princess of Andalusia" (أميرة الأندلس ) written by the great Egyptian poet Ahmed Shawqi in exile in Spain. The toponym “al-Andalus” is the historical name given to the area in Western Europe where the Arabs established a state in the Middle Ages (711-1492) and formed Islamic culture. The study examines the history of Andalusia, the historical heroes of this work, and the idea and content of the play.
