RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism (Dec 2022)

Articles problematics and specificity of creative style of Iraqi publicist Raphael Butti

  • Roman P. Bakanov,
  • Waleed A.S. Al-Baidhani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-9220-2022-27-4-745-756
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 4
pp. 745 – 756

Abstract

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The publicist and editor Raphael Butti was one of the pioneers of Iraqi social and political journalism. The study of his 400 articles between 1920 and 1956, have shown that the predominant direction of his work, the impulse for writing was the desire to promote and develop democratic institutions in Iraq. The subject matter of his publications was related to the need for freedom of choice, gender equality, freedom of speech and the press, and increasing the level of education of the individual. Applying the methods of problem-thematic, lexical-stylistic and comparative analysis of Rafael Butti's articles, the authors have revealed that almost all his articles are permeated by the theme of patriotism and reflect his broad outlook. At the same time, the relative paucity of the language and creative style of the Iraqi publicist was found, which is expressed, in particular, in the limited use of artistic expression. Rafael Butti focuses primarily on intellectual enlightenment, compensating for the lack of emotional messages with long analytical phrases, lengthy paragraphs, and lengthy headings.

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