THE IMAGE OF WOMEN IN THE POETRY OF MAHMOUD DARWISH

Abstract

The majority of Mahmoud Darwish's poetry is associated with the image of women. Pointing out women’s image in the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, this paper emphasizes the analysis of the image of women in his poems. The aim of this paper is gaining a better understanding of the poet Mahmoud Darwish and his poetic works, and to demonstrate its inspiration, artistry, and rhetoric, especially regarding the subject of women’s image in poem. In addition, the description method in Mahmoud Darwish’s poetry is illustrated, the poetic content is clarified, and the significance and implication of the subject of women and their image in the poetry are analyzed. Finally, this paper compares and analyzes the images of women in various periods, and illuminates its influence and summarizes the main points.