Semiotics of Religious Intertextuality in the Poetry Collection “The Face of Hagar” by Tahani Hassan Al-Subaih

Abstract

This study examines the semiotics of religious intertextuality in the poetry collection Wajh Hājar (The Face of Hagar) by the Saudi poet Tahani Hassan Subaih, highlighting the presence of religious texts -particularly Qur’anic texts- in both their narrative and historical dimensions, and explaining how they contribute to the construction of meaning and the formation of the collection’s aesthetic structure.

The study concludes that religious intertextuality constitutes a central in the collection, as it adds semantic depth and aesthetic richness to the poetic text, enables the creation of a dialogue between past and present, and endows the poetic experience with a spiritual dimension. The findings also demonstrate the poet’s ability to re-produce religious texts and integrate them into her personal experience, thereby generating new meanings