The Duality of Youth and Old Age in Al- Buhturi,s Poetry: An Obijective and Artistic Study

Abstract

This study examines the manifestations of carnivality and the mechanisms of political parody in the satirical poetry of Di'bil al-Khuzai, viewing them as interconnected critical modes that reshape the relationship between poetic discourse and political authority. It argues that Di'bil's political satire transcends personal invective, developing an aesthetic strategy that undermines the symbolic legitimacy of Abbasid authority through the process of "decrowning." The study demonstrates how this strategy inverts established socio-political hierarchies and constructs a mocking double that deconstructs official authority. It also shows that parody functions by imitating authoritarian discourse in ways that strip it of its aura of sanctity and power. Through stylistic devices such as irony, distortion, and hyperbole, the poet creates an aesthetic shock that reshapes the audience's perception of authority. The study concludes that the convergence of carnivality and parody produces a dense discourse of resistance, in which aesthetic form and critical function jointly dismantle institutional authority from within its own linguistic and structural framework.