A Comparative Study of a City Life Escaping Attitude in the poetry of Ahmed Abdel Muti Hijazi and Parvin Etesami

Ahmed Abdel Muti Hijazi and Parvin Etesami held common views regarding social issues in their poetry. However, sometimes there are differences in their attitudes as regards their perceptions, criticisms and objections. This study is an endeavor based on the descriptiveanalytical method to examine and compare the of city life escaping attitude in the poetry of these two great Persian and Arab poets. The results of the study indicate that the frequency of the theme of city life escaping as a social issue is not the equal with the two poets. The city life escaping theme in the poetry of Parvin is rooted in her emotions and feelings. She regards the countryside as a perfect place, a utopia. The theme of city life escaping is more manifested in her love for pastoral life than pure hatred for urban life. She uses allusion, allegory, and anecdotes as poetic devices to portray pastoral scenery and pastoral life images. On the other hand, the poetry of Hijazi plainly criticizes urban life. There are not abstruce and far-fetched allegories or annecdoetes in his poetry. The city life escaping theme is the result of his aversion to the cruelty and oppression that he experienced in the city, as well as the love he has for the countryside and its peacefulness.