البديع وأثره في تشكيل الموقف الشعري عند الهمذاني

Abstract

The art of Badiʿ (rhetorical embellishment) is considered one of the most prominent features of Arabic rhetoric that flourished during the Abbasid era. Its role was not limited to mere linguistic ornamentation or adding internal musicality to the text; rather, it went beyond that to become an effective tool in shaping the poetic stance and forming the intellectual and emotional vision of the poet. Among the notable figures of this era stands Badiʿ al-Zamān al-Hamadhānī, who skillfully employed rhetorical devices in his Maqāmāt and poetry in a way that served meaning and deepened the psychological and aesthetic impact on the audience. He transformed rhyme, paronomasia, antithesis, and parallelism into means of highlighting social and political contradictions, and of embodying his position in praise, description, satire, and reflection. Thus, the rhetorical image became an integrated intellectual and emotional instrument. From this perspective arises the importance of studying the impact of Badiʿ in al-Hamadhānī’s poetry, as it reveals the uniqueness of his style and the structural role played by Badiʿ in shaping the poetic stance and highlighting the human experience in its aesthetic and intellectual dimensions.