PhD Degree Awarded to Ms. Fayrouz Ali Ahmed Ali Al-Matari in Modern Literature and Criticism

Ms. Fayrouz Ali Ahmed Ali Al-Matari ‎was awarded a PhD degree in Modern Literature and Criticism for her dissertation titled: Stylistic Phenomena in the Classical Arabic Poetry in Contemporary Yemeni Poetry (2005–2015), which was submitted to the Department of Arabic Language, Faculty of Languages – Sana’a University. The dissertation defense was held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

The PhD Viva-Voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:

# Committee Members Designation Position
1 Prof. Amna Yusuf Mohammed Abdo Internal Examiner Chair
2 Assoc. Prof. Adnan Yusuf Ahmed Al-Shuaibi Main Supervisor Member
3 Assoc. Prof. Taher Saif Ghaleb Mansour External Examiner Member

The study aimed to:
 Identify stylistic phenomena in the classical Arabic poetry within contemporary Yemeni poetry.
 Analyze their semantic implications.
 Determine the artistic frameworks and linguistic techniques that characterize this poetic form during the specified period by examining poetic language as employed by a selected group of male and female poets representative of such a period.

The study yielded a number of key findings summarized as follows:

 Structural and rhetorical stylistic phenomena proved effective in articulating poets’ individual visions, demonstrating their ability to capture emotions and sentiments through figurative and expressive techniques that skillfully conveyed both personal and social issues.
 Most instances of repetition were shown to be deliberate and meaningful rather than incidental, aligning with moments of contemplation in the poems and lending renewed energy to performance, sound, and thematic depth.

In light of these findings, the researcher recommended:

 Expanding the scope of research to include various regions of Yemen and conducting historical comparisons with classical literary traditions.
 Compiling a comprehensive lexicon of synonyms and antonyms and establishing a digital database for Yemeni poetic texts.
The dissertation defense was attended by a number of academics, researchers, and specialists, students, colleagues, and the researcher’s family.

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