Zahran Al-Qasmi’s Novel Taghreebat Al-Qafer in the Light of Possible Worlds Theory

Abstract

The research aims to study Zahran Al-Qasmi’s Novel Taghreebat Al-Qafer and interpret it in the light of Possible Worlds Theory. This research comes in an introduction and two sections. The first is theoretical, including an introduction to Possible Worlds Theory in Western and Arab thought, and Possible Worlds Theory in narrative criticism, and the second is practical, concerned with Possible Worlds Theory in the novel Al-Qafer, then a conclusion. The most important result of the research was monitoring four possible worlds in the novel Taghreebat Al-Qafer and analyzing their functions: The imaginary world, which emerged as a tool that the writer could use to expand on the events and course of the novel, the miraculous worlds, which used symbolism, and this was reflected in the dimensions and depth of the novel, the world of myth, which created new horizons and deepened our understanding of human reality and dream worlds, which allowed various life events and experiences in this world to be addressed indirectly, allowing more space to explore the mental, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of the human soul.