FEATURES OF THE GENRE «RIHLA» (TRAVEL STORY) IN ARABIC PROSE AND IT’S ROLE IN WORLD LITERATURE

Section: Articles Published Date: 2024-04-26 Pages: 28-34 Views: 0 Downloads: 0

Authors

  • Abdunabiev S. Lecturer, University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Abstract

Genre Rihla attracted writers from almost all literary genres. The rihla describes the material and spiritual life of the peoples of different countries, reflects the author’s views on the history and culture of these countries, the customs and rituals of the peoples. It was this feature of the genre that attracted realist writers. The importance of the genre rihla is very great in the education of a spiritually developed person, since people who have read many works in this genre can obtain valuable information about other lands and peoples, about their history and nowadays, about geography, nature, everyday life and cultural and historical heritage, and try to appropriate their positive qualities.

Keywords

Genre rihla, Travelogue, Utopia