Abu Marwan Ibn Hayyan Al-Qurtubi

Abu Marwan Ibn Hayyan Al-Qurtubi ,the critic and famous historian, lived between ( A.H.) .He was praised by many authors for his culture ,literature and his position among the scholars of the th century A.H. in Andalusia. This study examined Ibn Hayyan's opinions published in his books and the books of other authors who transferred his writings.
Abu Hayyan was interested in registering the historical events in Andalusia and the definitions of its most important scholars since the Andalusia conquer in A.H. to his death .He examined their poetry and literary writings in various critical studies included within this study,such as: Endowment and craftsmanship, intuition and improvisation , poetry motifs, the bids of the praised to the poet, literature influence on the receiver, plagiarism, comparisons between literary men , preferring some of them to others, presenting orators before poets, the way of choosing verses, the poets' titles, time and place effect on poetry, word and meaning, preferring allusion to declaration, the ethical and religious commitment, and the length of poems with seeking for meaning. He followed in his opinions a number of critics in addition to his own view in a way that certifies his careful analytical critical view.