Muhammad Al-Maghut's treatment of Alienation and His Ode Alhuia Aliilktrunia

Muhammad al-Maghut, the contemporary Syrian poet, novelist, and script writer, has played a central role in the presentation of contemporary literature in a new format. The present analysis, employing a descriptive-analytical method, first tries to elucidate the nature of alienation and its relation with psychology, philosophy, and literature; it also attempts to describe alienation as manifested in Maghut’s poetic experience, at individual, social, and innovative levels. The article attributes the elements in the poet’s identity to such issues as "women", "poverty", and "horror". The article also aims to develop a relation between different types of alienation in Maghut’s poetic experience and his ode, Alhuia Aliilktrunia (Electronic Identity), emphasizing that this reveals his cognitive and psychological approach to the audience. In other words, alienation as the reflection of the poet’s emotional and psychological makeup in his poetry and prose, deeply influences the formation of his personality, in the same way that the poet's character largely affects the formation of his literary practice. The results indicate that the ode, Alhuia Aliilktrunia, as a poetic work, has not only profound implications about the poet’s personal identity but also transcends that and captures the spirit and identity of the contemporary man.