Jibran Masud
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Jibran Masud | |
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| Born | Ghibrial Masud 1930 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Writer, researcher, scholar, professor, lecturer, manager |
| Language | Arabic, English, French |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
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| Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
| Genre | Story, novel, literary studies, linguistic studies |
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Jibran Masud (Arabic: جبران مسعود; born as Ghibrial Masud, 1930) is a Lebanese writer, scholar and researcher.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]In 1950, Masud graduated from American University of Beirut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Arabic Language and Literature and History with honors, and a Master's degree in Arabic literature, three years later.[1]
Career
[edit]His Arabic lexicon Al-Ra’id was published in 1992, In 2016 he published The Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature: its Eras, Arts and Most Renowned Figures, in eight volumes. Masud compiled artistic characteristics of Arabic literature and its best known figures from the pre-Islamic period to the Abbasid era, and the Andalusian era. The encyclopedia also covers poetry movements including Sufi and chivalric poetry. A section of the encyclopedia covered literary criticism.[2]
Masud founded the House of Wisdom publishing house (romanized: Bayt Al-Hikmah). He has published articles and researches in the fields of literature, linguistics and history, in Lebanese newspapers.[3]
Works
[edit]His major works include:
- “Red Ashes” (original title: Al-Ramad Al-Ahmar), Lebanon, 1948.[citation needed]
- "Al-Ra’id" extensive, linguistic lexicon (original title: Al-Ra’id Mu’jam Lughawi w-‘Asri), Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, Beirut, Lebanon, 1992.[4]
- "The Standard Arabic: An Endless Flame” (original title: Al-‘Arabiya Al-Fus-ha Shu’la La Tantafi’), House of Wisdom, Beirut, Lebanon, 2001.[5]
- "My Grandmother" (original title: Jidaty), Hachette Antoine, Beirut, Lebanon, 2010.[6]
- "Angry Groans" (original title: Anin Al-Ghadab), Naufal Publishers, Beirut, Lebanon, 2012.[7]
- "The Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature: its Eras, Arts and Most Renowned Figures" (original title: Mawsoo’at Al-Adab Al-‘Arabi: Fununoh wa-Usuroh wa-Ash-har A’lamuh), House of Wisdom, Beirut, Lebanon, 2016.[8]
Awards
[edit]- Nominated for the Friends of the Book award for composing "Al-Ra’id" extensive, linguistic lexicon, in Lebanon, 1965.[9]
- Awarded the National Order of the Cedar medallion, 1970.
Positions
[edit]- Arabic literature, Islamic philosophy, History and Geography professor, International College, Beirut, Lebanon.[3]
- Manager of the Arabic courses in the French department, International College, Beirut, Lebanon.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "موسوعة فنون الأدب العربي". أخبار الخليج. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ بكري, محمد (3 January 2017). "موسوعة الأدب العربي فنونه وعصوره وأشهر أعلامه". Langue et Culture Arabes. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "جبران مسعود". Hachette Antoine. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "كتاب الرائد معجم لغوي عصري". المكتبة الوقفية. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ مسعود, جبران (2001). "العربية الفصحى شعلة لا تنطفئ". Google Books. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "كتاب جدتي". نيل وفرات. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "أنين الغضب". Hachette Antoine. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "كتاب الأدب العربي؛ فنونه وعصوره وأشهر أعلامه". نيل وفرات. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "جبران مسعود". أبجد. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.