Reading ancient folk literature The Omani story of “Abu Qahifa” is an example

  • Omar Ahmed Siddig Sultan Qaboos University
  • Babikir Eltigani Siddig Buraimi University College English Department
  • Abdallah Elmahi University of Northern Iowa-, Hawkeye Community College
Keywords: Folk, characters, Abu Qahifa, popular literature, Omani environment, Emotion, Imagination, Magic, Ideas

Abstract

The research deals with a popular tale from the ancient Omani heritage. In our research, we tried to learn about the Omani heritage and the distinct Omani culture, especially its literary heritage.

We dealt with the story with literary criticism and analysis, and we focused on the characters of the story, the method of narration, the language, the presentation, the quality of the wording, the artistic plot, the fertile imagination, and the idea that derived its roots from the Omani culture and imagination. In our research, we followed the descriptive and analytical approach that is consistent with the subject of the folk tale.

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Author Biography

Omar Ahmed Siddig , Sultan Qaboos University

College of Arts and Social Sciences

Published
2024-06-04
How to Cite
Ahmed Siddig , O., Babikir Eltigani Siddig, & Elmahi, A. (2024). Reading ancient folk literature The Omani story of “Abu Qahifa” is an example. IJRDO - Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 10(2), 26-33. https://doi.org/10.53555/sshr.v10i2.6064