Background to the Legend of Antara of Antara

The period of the Abbasid dynasty (750--1258), especially its middle period, was characterized by social stability, economic development, and the emergence of a class of merchants and citizens in the cities, who needed literary and literary styles to satisfy their interests. This need gave birth to the creation and development of marketplace literature and arts. At that time, shadow puppet shows, puppet shows, and various kinds of entertainment such as song and dance performances, juggling, and ventriloquism were found in various places. The most important of these was the art of rapping. These rap places existed in all kinds of public **** places, and later cafes, places where passers-by gathered, both foreign stories and national stories, were being told by rap artists, and these stories became more and more extended, more and more huge, and finally formed a number of lengthy sagas and collections of stories, among which was the "Legend of Antara"

The main sources of the stories of the "Legend of Antara" were There are three main sources for the stories of the Legend of Antara, namely Egypt, Sham and Iraq.

The linguist Al-Suwaymayy, Abu Sa'id Abd al-Malik ibn Ghulayb, was the first to write a story about Antara.

The stories of Antara were widely circulated in Persia, Sham, Ethiopia, Rome, and even Sudan and Algeria, although the episodes in them are not a true reflection of Antara's life.