Retelling History and Overcoming Constraints in the Iraqi Novel: An Analytical Study in Anticipating the Future

Abstract

The present study aims to study retelling history in the Iraqi novel on the one hand. That is due to the capabilities that history itself provides to the novelist in terms of the process of moving from the area of “historical/documentary” description to the area of anticipating future revival in the narrative that is intended to anticipate the future. On the other hand, it aims at overcoming the constraints represented in the practices of subjugation, self or external control, or the practices of liberation, independence, and creativity for utilitarian experimental purposes, looking forward to anticipating the future and exploring its prospects.