«ألمت بنا أم كان في الركب يوشع»
Has this astonishing event befallen us, or was Yūshaʿ among the travelling company?
The poetic reference to Yūshaʿ recalls a well-known narrative associated with the sun. The story is not retold; the proper name and the surprising context evoke it.
This is narrative allusion: a brief signal activates a much fuller episode in the reader’s mind. Its effect presupposes recognition of the background.
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Iqtibas, Tadmeen, Aqd, Hall, Talmih and the Art of Literary Openings and Endings
«ألمت بنا أم كان في الركب يوشع»
Has this astonishing event befallen us, or was Yūshaʿ among the travelling company?
The poetic reference to Yūshaʿ recalls a well-known narrative associated with the sun. The story is not retold; the proper name and the surprising context evoke it.
This is narrative allusion: a brief signal activates a much fuller episode in the reader’s mind. Its effect presupposes recognition of the background.