Critical Discourse in (Memories of Lifetime, Eaten by Letters) of Najib Mani’h

Abstract

This study attempts to focus on the critical views of the author (Najib Mani’h), which although the book pretends to be a biography of the author, but in addition to the biography, contains the author's critical views on literary genres and techniques and the terms used in it. The significance of this study is that it collects and presents critical opinions in the context of this biography, which reflects the literary criticism movement at one stage in the history of literary criticism in Iraq. The aims of this study are to record a stage of development of literary criticism in Iraq, because this book is a biography and reflects a number of views of literary criticism, which shows us that literary criticism is not only linked to scientific research. In addition to the academic framework of literary criticism, newspapers, biographies and some literary genres have participated in the historical process of literary criticism, and this book - which is a biography - proves this fact. Therefore, this study is an exploration of the widespread critical views underlying this book.