The overlapping of literary genres, Al-Suyuti’s Maqamat Al-Rihain

Abstract

Literary genres varied and overlapped in the genre of "Maqama literature", where the recipient can glimpse the magnificence and monotony that Al-Suyuti added in his Maqamat called “Al-Rihayn” when he combined diverse literary genres in one prose form, which he called “Maqama.” Then, he dissolved the differences between these literary genres, so a mixture manifested that combined with each other to form a literary genre. In this literary genre, the elements that make up a creative work are fused including time, place, characters, dialogue, language, the exchange of roles, plot, and a solution that satisfies everyone with the cleverness of the creator and the soundness of his opinion without the recipient feeling any separation between these literary genres that have come together in one crucible to add beauty and creativity, achieving a remarkable presence and a rich record of life in all its aspects. Here, definitely, we are definitely faced with Creation, creativity, and generation as the "Maqama" is a sea without a coast, and it has transcended its spaces.