Representations of Passions in the Poetry of Andalusian Captivity and Exile: The Passion of Complaint and Reproach as a Model

Abstract

 This research aims to study the representations of passions and emotions through a semiotic approach, in order to uncover the emotional dimension in Andalusian poetry of captivity and exile. The study focuses on the themes of lament and reproach as exemplified in the works of Andalusian poets during their periods of imprisonment and banishment. These emotional expressions arise from the poet’s unstable condition and psychological fluctuations due to life’s upheavals, necessitating the presence of genuine, uncontrived emotions in this poetic genre.

The element of pain and authentic emotion is essential in such poetry and must not be overshadowed by rhetorical artifice or ulterior motives, to preserve the integrity of emotional expression. The goal is not to mirror reality in its entirety, but rather to convey an artistic truth grounded in the heart’s acceptance and emotional resonance. Any work of art that successfully touches our emotions and compels us with its truths can be deemed artistically sincere.

The researcher seeks to highlight the emotional dimensions and evaluate the authenticity with which poets portrayed their feelings, as well as to classify the identity-based aspects within their tragic experiences. The study affirms that the semiotics of passions provides an effective methodology for understanding the poetry of Andalusian captivity and exile. It contributes to revealing the deep dimensions of emotional states and their entanglement with poetic discourse, opening new horizons in literary and semiotic studies.