Sociological analysis of the novel Beirut 75 by Ghadah Al-Seman based on the theory of developmental structuralism

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Ayatollah Borujerdi University, Borujerd, Iran.

2 Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature in Holy Quran Sciences and Knowledge University, Qom, Iran

3 Master student of Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

10.22091/npa.2025.12478.1031

Abstract

The sociology of literature, as a sub-branch of sociology, analyzes the social production of literature and its social consequences. This research explores a sociological analysis of Ghada al-Samman's novel "Beirut '75" based on Lucien Goldmann's genetic structuralism theory. The main goal of the research is to explore the social and cultural dimensions embedded in the novel and to analyze the role of social structures in shaping and reflecting the social issues of that time. Sociological analysis focuses on examining social realities, describing, comparing, and analyzing human societies as well as the behavior and actions of people within society according to their time, place, and causes. The findings show that this novel, by focusing on topics such as poverty, class inequalities, ethnic issues, fame, and lust, has clearly represented the critical situation and challenges of Beirut society in the 1970s; the social structures within the work, combined with the author's genius, have provided a comprehensive and multi-layered picture of the social, cultural, and political crises of that period, emphasizing the importance of the sociological study of literature in a deeper understanding of social transformations.

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Article Title [العربیة]

تحلیل سوسیولوجی لروایة بیروت 75 لغادة السمان على أساس نظریة البنیویة التنمویة

Abstract [العربیة]

تدرس سوسیولوجیة الأدب، کإحدی فروع علم الاجتماع، الإنتاج الاجتماعی للأدب وتحلل تبعاته الاجتماعیة. فی هذا البحث، تم استکشاف التحلیل الاجتماعی لروایة "بیروت 75" لغادة السمان بناءً على نظریة البنیویة التکوینیة للوسیان غولدمان. الهدف الرئیسی من البحث هو استکشاف الأبعاد الاجتماعیة والثقافیة الواردة فی الروایة وتحلیل دور الهیاکل الاجتماعیة فی تشکیل وعکس القضایا الاجتماعیة فی ذلک الوقت. یُعنى التحلیل الاجتماعی بدراسة الحقائق الاجتماعیة، وشرحها، ومقارنة وتحلیل المجتمعات البشریة، وسلوک وأفعال الإنسان فی المجتمع حسب الزمان والمکان وأسبابها. تشیر النتائج إلى أن هذه الروایة، من خلال الترکیز على موضوعات مثل الفقر، وعدم المساواة الطبقیة، والقضایا العرقیة، والشهرة والشهوة، تمکنت بوضوح من تمثیل الوضع الحرج والتحدیات التی واجهها مجتمع بیروت فی سبعینیات القرن الماضی؛ حیث تمکنت الهیاکل الاجتماعیة داخل العمل، جنبًا إلى جنب مع عبقریة الکاتبة، من تقدیم صورة شاملة ومتعددة الطبقات للأزمات الاجتماعیة والثقافیة والسیاسیة لتلک الفترة، وتؤکد على أهمیة الدراسة الاجتماعیة للأدب فی الفهم الأعمق للتطورات الاجتماعیة.

Keywords [العربیة]

  • لوسیان غولدمان
  • سوسیولوجیة الأدب
  • نقد البنیویة التنمویة
  • غادة السمان
  • بیروت 75

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  • Receive Date: 03 March 2025
  • Revise Date: 05 July 2025
  • Accept Date: 17 July 2025
  • First Publish Date: 31 July 2025
  • Publish Date: 11 September 2025

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