Parrots “simulate, imitate, and think that they are innovators and innovators.” This is the fate that the dean of Arabic literature did not want for young Arab intellectuals, whom the vocabulary of contemporary civilization placed in a critical confrontation between looking back and advancing towards the unknown. However, and he took it upon himself to play an active role in enlightening minds, he did not suffice with shedding light on the phenomenon and its symptoms, but rather moved from description to analysis and interpretation, emphasizing and demonstrating that not every resemblance to the old is considered imitation, and not every violation of it is counted as renewal. As always in following the historical approach, the author traces the stages of the development of Arabic literature in its various eras, presenting the most important innovations that he experienced at each stage, until he ended up in the modern era, to discuss the experiences of his poets - such as: Shawqi, Hafez, Al-Baroudi, Al-Mazni and Mutran - in the balance of praiseworthy renewal.
