PhD Dissertation at the College of Education for Humanities Discusses Psychological Motives in Al-Bakharzi’s Poetry (d. 467 AH)

“Verses Related to Theology in the Section ‘The Time of Their Account Has Drawn Near for the People’: A Doctrinal Study.”

The study emphasizes that classical scholarship has long highlighted the significance of the poet’s psychological state and its influence on creative output. The literary text is thus viewed as a reflection of an internal structure in which personal experience interacts with social, cultural, and intellectual contexts. Creative work, therefore, is not merely a collection of linguistic structures or rhetorical images, but rather a complex product shaped by conscious and unconscious motivations that guide the creator at the moment of composition.

Accordingly, the study underscores the importance of examining psychological motives as a means of uncovering the deeper dimensions of literary texts. It includes an introductory section that defines the concept of “motive” from both linguistic and terminological perspectives, drawing on the views of classical and modern critics, while also providing a brief overview of the poet’s life and literary status.

The examination committee consisted of the following faculty members:

1. Prof. Dr. Asmaa Saber Jassim – University of Tikrit / College of Education for Humanities (Chair)
2. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Mahmoud – University of Mosul / College of Education for Humanities (Member)
3. Prof. Dr. Maryam Mohammed Jassim – University of Tikrit / College of Education for Humanities (Member)
4. Prof. Dr. Abdulwahab Hussein Khalaf – University of Tikrit / College of Education for Humanities (Member)
5. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Hassan Salih – University of Tikrit / College of Education for Humanities (Member)
6. Prof. Dr. Maytham Ali Abbad – University of Tikrit / College of Education for Humanities (Member and Supervisor)

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