أدب السجون عند توفيق زياد: قصيدة "سمر في السجن" أنموذجا

[Prison Literature of Tawfiq Ziad: The Study of the Poem of “Samar Fi Al-Sijni”]

Abstract

This research analyzes the poem "Samar fi al-Sijni" by Palestinian poet Tawfiq Ziyad. It explores Tawfiq Ziad’s personal experience during his detention with the community as well as studies how he used his poem to highlight the Palestinian issue and then defend his homeland. This study also aims at highlighting the opinions of the critics in interpreting the meaning of prison literature, since they come out with different interpretations. The study used the descriptive and analytical method, where it analyzed the content of the prison topic in the poem "Samar fi al-Sijni." The study finally shows that prison literature is not only creative writing written inside the prison, but rather writing that deals with the prison issue as well as the painful condition of prisoners, and the extent of their suffering behind the cell. The study also concluded that the poem "Samar fi al-Sijni" contains the prison issues as well as the elements of struggle and steadfastness that encourage all the Palestinian people to stand and liberate their homeland from the cruelty of the occupation.

تسعى هذه الدراسة إلى تحليل قصيدة "سمر في السجن" لشاعر فلسطيني توفيق زياد، وذلك من أجل استكشاف كيف كان توفيق زياد يشارك تجربته الشخصية أثناء اعتقاله مع المجتمع وكيف يستخدم قصيدته لإبراز القضية الفلسطينية عبر كلماته المؤثرة أولاً ثم الدفاع عن وطنه ثانياً. حاولت هذه الدراسة أيضا تسليط الضوء على آراء النقاد في تفسير معنى أدب السجون نظرا لأنهم يختلفون في تفسيره. وقد اعتمدت الدراسة على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي حيث يقوم على تحليل موضوع السجن، في قصيدة المشار إليها. توصلت الدراسة إلى أن أدب السجون ليس عبارة عن كتابةٍ إبداعيةٍ كتبت داخل السجن فحسب، وإنما  كتابةٌ تناولت قضية السجن، وحالة السجناء المؤلمة، ومدى معاناتهم وراء الزنزانة. وقد خلصت الدراسة إلى أن قصيدة "سمر في السجن" تحتوي على قضية السجن والعناصر النضالية والصمود التي تشجع كل شعب فلسطين للانتفاضة والمقاومة ومن ثم تحرير وطنهم من قسوة الاحتلال.

Abstract

This research analyzes the poem "Samar fi al-Sijni" by Palestinian poet Tawfiq Ziyad. It explores Tawfiq Ziad’s personal experience during his detention with the community as well as to study how he used his poem to highlight the Palestinian issue and then defend his homeland. This study also aims at highlighting the opinions of the critics in interpreting the meaning of prison literature, since they come out with different interpretation. The study used the descriptive and analytical method, where it analyzed the content of the prison topic in the poem "Samar fi al-Sijni." The study finally shows that prison literature is not only a creative writing written inside the prison, but rather a writing that dealt with the prison issue as well as the painful condition of prisoners, and the extent of their suffering behind the cell. The study also concluded that the poem "Samar fi al-Sijni" contains the prison issues as well as the elements of struggle and steadfastness that encourage all the Palestinian people to stand and liberate their homeland from the cruelty of the occupation. 

Keywords: Prison literature, Tawfiq Ziad, “Samar fi al-Sijni”, Palestine.