Shmuel Moreh

Shmuel Moreh

Shmuel Moreh (Hebrew: שמואל מורה‎; Baghdad, December 22, 1932 – September 22, 2017)^[1] was a professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a recipient of the Israel Prize in Middle Eastern studies in 1999.^[2] In addition to having written many books and articles dealing with Arabic literature in general and Iraqi Jewish Arabic literature in particular, he has been a major contributor to Elaph, the first online daily independent journal in the Arabic language. Professor Moreh wrote in Arabic, Hebrew, and English.

Publications in English (partial list)

• Nazik al-mala'ika and al-shi'r al-hurr in modern Arabic literature. Jersusalem: Israel Oriental Society. 1968
• Arabic works by Jewish writers, 1863-1973. Jerusalem: Ben Zvi Institute, 1973
• Bibliography of Arabic books and periodicals published in Israel 1948-1972. Jerusalem : Mount Scopus Center, 1974
• Jewish poets and writers of modern Iraq. Jerusalem: University of Jerusalem, 1974
• Modern Arabic poetry 1800-1970 : the development of its forms and themes under the influence of Western literature. Leiden : Brill, 1976
• Studies in modern Arabic prose and poetry. Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1988
• Live theatre and dramatic literature in the medieval Arab world. New York : New York University Press, 1992
• Jewish contributions to nineteenth century Arabic theatre : plays from Algeria and Syria : a study and texts. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996
• Al Farhud : the 1941 program in Iraq. Jerusalem: Magnes Press. 2010
• Marvelous Chronicles: Biographies and Events (ʿAjāʾib al-Āthār fī ʼl-Tarājim wa-ʼl-Akhbār). 5 volumes. Jerusalem: The Max Schloessinger Memorial Foundation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2014.

Publications in Arabic (partial list)

Publications in Hebrew (partial list)

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