Apollo (journal)

Apollo (Egyptian 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]

Apollo
EditorDr. Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
Year founded1932
Final issue1934
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic
WebsiteApollo

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, An Introduction to the History of Modern Arabic Literature in Egypt (in German), 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", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (in German), 57 (1), pp. 184–192., doi:10.1017/s0041977x00028226
  4. Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Trends and movements in modern Arabic poetry (in German), London: Brill, p. 370.
  5. Slimane Z.Ghidour, La poésie arabe moderne entre l'Islam et l’Occident (in German), Paris: Karthala, p. 126.
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