The Impact of Literary Reports in the Reception of Poetic Experience: A Critical Review of Abi Tammam’s Poem on the Conquest of Amorium

This study critically examines the “The Impact of literary reports” and their adverse of poetic experience dimensions. It uses the story of “the woman’s appeal to al-Muʿtaṣim,” allegedly motivating the conquest of Amorium, as a model for critical deconstruction. Divided into two sections, the first demonstrates the lack of documentary authenticity in “The Historical Report in the Poem on the Conquest of Amorium.” Although a degree of leniency may be exercised in literary narratives, reports casting doubt on artistic or personal integrity warrant careful re-examination regarding their impact on reading the work. The second section focuses on “The Artistic Analysis of the Symbolism of Amorium and Its Transformations in Light of the Poetic Experience,” demonstrating that the verses commonly cited as evidence of an actual woman are, in fact, an artistic personification of the city of Amorium as a violated woman. The study argues that some of Abi Tammām’s words were interpreted contrary to their figurative intent; for instance, “answering a cry from Zibatra” merely symbolizes a nation’s collective voice. By proving that reliance on this spurious report undermines Abi Tammām’s artistry, this research proposes an alternative reading that restores appreciation for the poem’s depth and rhetorical sophistication.