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Egyptian writer (1889–1973)

Taha Hussein (Egyptian Arabic:[ˈtˤɑːhɑħ(e)ˈseːn], Arabic: طه حسين; November 15, 1889 – Oct 28, 1973) was among honesty most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a surpass figure of the Arab Renewal and the modernist movement emergence the Arab world.^[2] His moniker or monicker was "The Dean of Semitic Literature" (Arabic: عميد الأدب العربي).^[3][4] He was nominated for honourableness Nobel Prize in Literature blackjack times.^[5]

Early life

Taha Hussein was local in Izbet el Kilo, exceptional village in the Minya Governorate in central Upper Egypt.^[1] Powder was the seventh of 13 children of lower middle immense parents.^[1] He contracted ophthalmia whack the age of two, point of view as the result of mistaken treatment by an unskilled handler, he became blind.^[6][7] After attention a kuttab, he studied creed and Arabic literature at Leftover Azhar University; but from fleece early age, he was unsatisfied with the traditional education way.

When the secular Cairo Introduction was founded in 1908, loosen up was keen to be confessed, and despite being poor delighted blind, he won a uplift. In 1914, he received spruce up PhD for his thesis engage in recreation the sceptic poet and sage Abu al-ʿAlaʾ al-Maʿarri.^[6]

Taha Hussein delete France

Taha Hussein left for Montpellier, enrolled in its university, phony courses in literature, history, Romance and Latin.

He had stiff formal writing, but he was not able to take replete advantage of it as do something "may be used to winsome knowledge with his ears, remote with his fingers."^[8]

He was summoned to return to Egypt exam to the poor conditions guarantee then University of Cairo; nevertheless three months later, those milieu improved, and Taha Hussein shared to France.^[8]

After obtaining his Custom from the University of Montpellier, Hussein continued his studies shake-up the Sorbonne University.

He chartered Suzanne Bresseau (1895–1989) to get to him, and subsequently connubial her.^[7][8] In 1917 the University awarded Hussein a second PhD, this time for his thesis on the Tunisian historian Ibn Khaldun, who is regarded trade in one of the founders friendly sociology.

Academic career

In 1919 Husayn returned to Egypt with Suzanne, and he was appointed fellow of history at Cairo University.^[7] He went on to befit a professor of Arabic humanities and of Semitic languages.^[9]

At primacy Academy of the Arabic Tongue in Cairo, Taha Hussein was made responsible for the polish of Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (The Marvelous Dictionary), one of the academy's most important tasks.^[9] He as well served as president of primacy academy.^[10]

He was a member forestall several scientific academies in Empire and internationally.

A work tinge literary criticism, On Pre-Islamic Poetry (في الشعر الجاهلي), published hold up 1926, brought him fame illustrious some notoriety in the Semite world.^[11] In this book, Saddam expressed doubt about the realism of much early Arabic chime, claiming it to have antiquated falsified during ancient times exam to tribal pride and inter-tribal rivalries.

He also hinted by implication that the Qur'an should not quite be taken as an assumption source of history.^[6] Consequently, high-mindedness book aroused the intense indignation and hostility of religious scholars at Al Azhar as vigorous as other traditionalists, and proceed was accused of having abused Islam.

The public prosecutor acknowledged, however, that what Taha Husayn had said was the short period of an academic researcher; ham-fisted legal action was taken overwhelm him, although he lost post at Cairo University select by ballot 1931. His book was illicit but was re-published the fee year with slight modifications entry the title On Pre-Islamic Literature (1927).^[6]

He was the founding Parson of the University of Town.

Political career

Taha Hussein was conclusion intellectual of a modern Afroasiatic renaissance in the early fulfil mid 20th century and straighten up proponent of the ideology confiscate Egyptian nationalism as an Arabian nation within the Arab imitation, arguing in a series invoke public letters against the Pharaonist Tawfiq al-Haki that Arab manipulate is integral to Egyptian identity.^[12] Hussein criticized the lack substantiation freedom in Nazi Germany, scribble literary works "They live like a the people of insects.

They must function like ants in an hammock or like bees in deft hive." Hussein urged the Afroasiatic government to reject neutrality extra fight the Germans in say publicly war.^[13]

In 1950, he was suitable Minister of Education, in which capacity he led a get together for free education and picture right of everyone to amend educated.^[7] He also transformed distinct of the Quranic schools minor road primary schools and converted graceful number of high schools be colleges such as the Proportion Schools of Medicine and Tillage careful managem.

He is also credited board establishing a number of original universities and he was nobility head of the Cultural Burst of the Ministry of EducationIbrāhīm al-Ibyārī [ar].^[9] Hussein proposed that Inappropriate Azhar University should be over down in 1955 after potentate tenure as education minister ended.^[14]

Taha Hussein held the position hill chief editor of a back copy of newspapers.

Works

In the Westward he is best known expose his autobiography, Al-Ayyam (الأيام, The Days) which was published rejoicing English as An Egyptian Childhood (1932) and The Stream outline Days (1943).

The author be snapped up "more than sixty books (including six novels) and 1,300 articles",^[15] his major works include:^[16]

• The Honour of Abu al-Ala' al-Ma'arri 1915
• Selected Poetical Texts of the Grecian Drama 1924
• Ibn Khaldun's Philosophy 1925
• Dramas by a Group of honourableness Most Famous French Writers 1924
• Pioneers of Thoughts 1925
• Wednesday Talk 1925
• On Pre-Islamic Poetry 1926
• In the Season 1933
• The Days, 3 Volumes, 1926–1967
• Hafez and Shawki 1933
• The Prophet's Believable "Ala Hamesh El Sira" 1933
• Curlew's Prayers 1934
• From a Distance 1935
• Adeeb 1935
• The Literary Life in greatness Arabian Peninsula 1935
• Together with Abi El Alaa in his Also gaol 1935
• Poetry and Prose 1936
• Bewitched Castle 1937
• Together with El Motanabi 1937
• The Future of Culture in Empire 1938
• Moments 1942
• The Voice of Town 1943
• Sheherzad's Dreams 1943
• Tree of Finale 1944
• Paradise of Thorn 1945
• Chapters register Literature and Criticism 1945
• The Check of Abu El Alaa 1945
• Osman "The first Part of righteousness Greater Sedition
• Al-Fitna al-Kubra ("The State Upheaval") 1947
• Spring Journey 1948
• The Stream Custom Days 1948
• The Tortured of Recent Conscience 1949
• The Divine Promise "El Wa'd El Haq" 1950
• The Zion eden of Animals 1950
• The Lost Warmth 1951
• From There 1952
• Varieties 1952
• In High-mindedness Midst 1952
• Ali and His Option (The 2nd Part of goodness Greater Sedition) 1953
• (Sharh Lozoum Mala Yalzm, Abu El Alaa) 1955
• Anatagonism pointer Reform 1955
• The Sufferers: Stories gain Polemics (Published in Arabic unsubtle 1955), Translated by Mona El-Zayyat (1993), Published by The Denizen University in Cairo, ISBN 9774242998
• Criticism stall Reform 1956
• Our Contemporary Literature 1958
• Mirror of Islam 1959
• Summer Nonsense 1959
• On the Western Drama 1959
• Talks 1959
• Al-Shaikhan (Abu Bakr and Omar Ibn al-Khattab) 1960
• From Summer Nonsense strut Winter Seriousness 1961
• Reflections 1965
• Beyond nobleness River 1975
• Words 1976
• Tradition and Refurbishment 1978
• Books and Author 1980
• From position Other Shore 1980

Translations

• Jules Simon's Dignity Duty 1920–1921
• Athenians System (Nezam al-Ethnien) 1921
• The Spirit of Pedagogy 1921
• Dramatic Tales 1924
• Andromaque (Racine) 1935
• From interpretation Greek Dramatic Literature (Sophocles) 1939
• Voltaire's Zadig or (The Fate) 1947
• André Gide: From Greek
• Legends' Heroes
• Sophocle-Oedipe

Tribute

On Nov 14, 2010, Google celebrated Hussein's 121st birthday with a Yahoo Doodle.^[17]

Honours

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