Notes in Ahmed Shawqi

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Published	11/20/2024	tags: Academic_Study cards-deck: "Areas::Academic Study::الفرقة الثالثة::الترم الأول::مذاكرة::نصوص أوروبية وترجمة (2):: Ahmed Shawqi" Ahmed Shawqi …
Published	11/20/2024	Shawqi also produced distinctive poetry that is widely considered to be the most prominent of the 20th-century literary movement.
Published	11/20/2024	Raised in a privileged setting, his family was prominent and well-connected with the court of the Khedive of Egypt.
Published	11/20/2024	Upon graduating from high school, he attended law school, obtaining a degree in translation.
Published	11/20/2024	Shawqi was then offered a job in the court of the Khedive Abbas II, which he immediately accepted.
Published	11/20/2024	After a year working in the court of the Khedive, Shawqi was sent to continue his studies in Law at the Universities of Montpellier and Paris for thre…
Published	11/20/2024	While in France, he was heavily influenced by the works of French playwrights, most notably Molière and Racine.
Published	11/20/2024	He returned to Egypt in 1894, and remained a prominent member of Arab literary culture until the British forced him into exile in southern Spain, Anda…
Published	11/20/2024	Shawqi remained there until 1920, when he returned to Egypt.
Published	11/20/2024	In 1927, he was crowned by his peers Amir al-Sho’araa’ (literally: the Prince of Poets) in recognition of his considerable contributions to the litera…
Published	11/20/2024	Shawqi’s work can be categorized into three main periods during his career:
Published	11/20/2024	The first coincides with the period during which he occupied a position at the court of the Khedive, consisting of eulogies to the Khedive: praising h…
Published	11/20/2024	The second comprised the period of his exile in Spain. During this period, his feeling of nostalgia and sense of alienation directed his poetic talent…
Published	11/20/2024	The third stage occurred after his return from exile; during that period he became preoccupied with the glorious history of Ancient Egypt and Islam.
Published	11/20/2024	This was the period during which he wrote his religious poems, in praise of the Prophet Muhammad.
Published	11/20/2024	The maturation of his poetic style was also reflected in his plays, the most notable of which were published during this period.
Published	11/20/2024	Shawqi was the first in Arabic literature to write poetic plays. He wrote five tragedies:
Published	11/20/2024	Majnun Laila (literally: the Crazy about Laila), his first play. The Death of Cleopatra, his most famous play. ‘Antara. Ali bek al-Kabeer. Qambeez.
Published	11/20/2024	Majnun Laila (literally: the Crazy about Laila), his first play. The Death of Cleopatra, his most famous play. ‘Antara. Ali bek al-Kabeer. Qambeez. &…
Published	11/20/2024	As-Set Huda (literally: Madam Huda).
Published	11/20/2024	Al-Bakhila (literally: the Miser).
Published	11/20/2024	The Princess of Andalusia.
Published	11/20/2024	Shawqi’s poetic anthology, Ash-Shawqiyyat, included selected works in four volumes.
Published	11/20/2024	A long poem about the History of Islam, named The States of Arabs and the Great Men of Islam.
Published	11/20/2024	His prose works include The Markets of Gold, a collection of chapters on various unrelated topics.
Published	11/20/2024	He made significant contributions to Arabic literature, and these literary works were published in a poetic collection known as "Ash-Shawqiyyat".
Published	11/20/2024	Ahmed Shawqi led the dramatic poetry movement in Arabic literature.
Published	11/20/2024	The prominent critic Taher al-Tanaki commented on Shawqi's use of rhymed verse in dramatic plays, written for the first time by Ahmed Shawqi.
Published	11/20/2024	Ahmed Shawqi was the only poet in the Arab literary tradition to be titled Amir al-Sho’araa’, the Prince of Poets.
Published	11/20/2024	He elevated Arabic literature, much like Shakespeare did for English literature.
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