THE EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT STAGES OF EGYPT’S «NEW POETRY»

The literary environment of Egypt, the center of Arab culture since the second half of the 20th century, has played a significant role in the emergence and development of modern Arabic poetry. Over several decades of the past century, new trends and movements emerged in Egyptian poetry, including in the genre of fable both in form and content. The struggle between the principles of tradition and renewal intensified. This article describes the “new poetry” movement in Egyptian literature and its characteristics, including the reasons for its emergence and development, as well as the socio-aesthetic factors and stages of its evolution.