Abstract
We argue in this paper that there are voices in Omani classical poetry that challenged the dominant cultural discourse and deviated from it. The paper is divided into two parts. Part one is mainly theoretical. We start by introducing Omani poetic discourse as one in which different voices compete. We then refer to literary theory to establish that poetry by definition challenges public discourse. Part two is practical. Taking what is established in Part 1 as our point of departure, we practically substantiate our claim by discussing excerpts from Omani classical poetry. We conclude by putting forward suggestions for further study.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.53542/jass.v6i3.1105
- Journal
- Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 6(3), 3-15
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al Hajri, H., & Al Balushi, K. (2025). Omani Classical Poetry and Discourse Deviation. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 6(3), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.53542/jass.v6i3.1105
MLA 9
Al Hajri, Hilal, and Khalid Al Balushi. "Omani Classical Poetry and Discourse Deviation." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, vol. 6, no. 3, 2025, pp. 3-15. https://doi.org/10.53542/jass.v6i3.1105.
Chicago (author–date)
Al Hajri, Hilal, and Khalid Al Balushi. 2025. "Omani Classical Poetry and Discourse Deviation." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 6 (3): 3-15. https://doi.org/10.53542/jass.v6i3.1105.
Harvard
Al Hajri, H. and Al Balushi, K. (2025) 'Omani Classical Poetry and Discourse Deviation', Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 6(3), pp. 3-15. doi:10.53542/jass.v6i3.1105.
Vancouver
Al Hajri H, Al Balushi K. Omani Classical Poetry and Discourse Deviation. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. 2025;6(3):3-15. doi:10.53542/jass.v6i3.1105
IEEE
H. Al Hajri, and K. Al Balushi, "Omani Classical Poetry and Discourse Deviation," Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 3-15, 2025, doi: 10.53542/jass.v6i3.1105.