References of Memory: Ego and Myth — A Reading of Adonis’s Diwan Aduñada

Authors

Salem Al-Trabeen, Ministry of Education and Higher Education - QatarFollow

DOI

https://doi.org/10.35192/jjoas-h.v45i2.1149

Abstract

This research offers a critical reading of the Diwan Aduñada by the Syrian poet Adonis, as this diwan represents a poetic summary of the poet's experience, particularly in confronting life after many years. The central themes of the reading are based on two motivations: first, the motif of the ego, in which the poet is portrayed as the interface of the body that does not die, with its features clarified through the myth that served as a cognitive signifier in Adonis's poetry. Second, the stimulus of memory, where its presence alongside the ego forms the basis of a normative, binding text that is read through various times and eras. Between the manifestation of the ego and the memory, the image emerges as a complement to Adonis's poetic sensibility. The study concludes with a methodological approach of description and analysis, structured around three topics: first, whether memory is a method or a content; second, the ego between the philosophy of myth and the projections of history; and third, memory and the persistent anxiety of the past. The final topic explores the relationship of the image in the formation of the flood of absence.

Recommended Citation

Al-Trabeen, Salem (2025) "References of Memory: Ego and Myth — A Reading of Adonis’s Diwan Aduñada," Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series: Vol. 45: Iss. 2, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35192/jjoas-h.v45i2.1149
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jjoas-h/vol45/iss2/3