التوأمة بين البلاغة والنقد وانفصال كل منهما عن الأخر

الملخص

This study explores the profound historical connection between rhetoric and literary criticism, highlighting the intellectual twinship that has linked the two disciplines since the earliest phases of Arabic literary scholarship. Literary criticism has long relied on rhetorical tools to analyze texts, reveal aesthetic features, and assess artistic value, while rhetoric has served as the theoretical framework that equips critics with principles for evaluating linguistic expression and stylistic excellence. The study examines the early fusion of the two fields as seen in the works of al-Jāḥiẓ, ʿAbd al-Qāhir al-Jurjānī, Qudāmah ibn Jaʿfar, and others who established foundational concepts in both rhetoric and criticism. It then traces the gradual movement toward methodological independence, particularly with the contributions of al-Sakkākī and al-Qazwīnī, who systematized rhetorical sciences. The study concludes that although rhetoric and criticism have experienced periods of separation, they remain deeply interconnected disciplines whose integration continues to be essential for modern literary analysis