Apollo (journal)

Apollo
Editor Dr. Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
Year founded 1932
Final issue 1934
Country Egypt
Language Arabic
Website Apollo

Apollo (arabic: اپولو; DMG: Apūllū) is an Arabic magazine, which appeared in Egypt from 1932 to 1934. The publisher of the 25 issues, Dr. Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892-1955) founded simultaneously the "Apollo Poet Society"[1] which was dedicated to the renewal of Arab poetry and the disposal of traditional conventions.[2]

Abu Shadi was not only a poet and author of numerous papers on politics, social reform, Islam and art but also a translator of some works by Hafez, Omar Khayyam and Shakespeare.[3] His journal became an important medium for experimental Arabic poetry outside of Egypt and was considered to be a pioneer of modern Arabic literature.[4]

After working as a publisher he went to the University of Alexandria to teach medicine and finally emigrated to New York in 1946. There he edited various Arab diaspora magazines.[5]

References

  1. ↑ J. Brugmann (in German), An Introduction to the History of Modern Arabic Literature in Egypt, London: Brill, pp. 151–204.
  2. ↑ http://www.khayma.com/salehzayadneh/poets/abu_shadi/abu_shadi_seerah.htm
  3. ↑ Robin Ostle, "Modern Egyptian Renaissance Man" (in German), Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 57 (1): pp. 184–192.
  4. ↑ Salma Khadra Jayyusi (in German), Trends and movements in modern Arabic poetry, London: Brill, p. 370.
  5. ↑ Slimane Z.Ghidour (in German), La poésie arabe moderne entre l'Islam et l’Occident, Paris: Karthala, p. 126.
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