Social Stimuli for Alienation in the Poetry of Al-Shareef Al-Radhi

Abstract

Prevalence of negative habits and customs in the Arabic society led Al-Shareef Al-Radhi to reject that social reality and glorify the ideal self and national example and renew what is original of the Arabic heritage. The presence of Al-Shareef Al-Radhi in a community that is full of contradictions and based on negativity and injustice had led him to alienate from friends and relatives. Therefore, he sent us from the heart of his alienation a social poetry which criticized a lot of negative issues which prevailed in the Arabic society at that time. There had been a lack of consistency and harmony between the poet and the social aspects which led to the separation of the social system. Al-Shareef Al-Radhi who had a unique sense o life clashed with the ruling power first and with the society which lad lost morals and decency. The miserable situation that Al-Shareef Al-Radhi lived in made him suffer severely at the level of intellect and behavior. He couldn’t accommodate and mix up with that deteriorated society after he felt the loss of values. So, he tried to revolt and wrestle the miserable reality with his literary gift.