Narration Techniques in the Narrative Biographical Speech of His Majesty King Abdulla Bin AL Hussein II in His Last Book: Our Last Best Chance … The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril

Authors

Malak Said Shabello, Arabic Language Department, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Mohammad Al-Qudah, Arabic Language Department, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This paper aims to study the narration techniques in Our Last Best Chance and to demonstrate the tools, backgrounds, and references that King Abdullah II’s biography was based on. The researcher follows the analytical, descriptive approach in this paper. One of the major narration techniques that his Majesty used to write about his personal and political life is the narrative form that contains “I” and “we” together. Furthermore, this paper investigates the production of the autobiographical speech for a political man, and such a speech is colored by the literary, aristics, and aesthetic aspects at the same time.

Recommended Citation

Shabello, Malak Said and Al-Qudah, Mohammad (2020) "Narration Techniques in the Narrative Biographical Speech of His Majesty King Abdulla Bin AL Hussein II in His Last Book: Our Last Best Chance … The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril," Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب: Vol. 17: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/aauja/vol17/iss1/6