Hammadi Hamida Sammoud (Arabic: ) (French: ) is a Tunisian academic, writer, historian, and linguist, who was born on June 25, 1946. He is also a member of the House of Wisdom Foundation.
Early life
Sammoud was born in Kelibia, Tunisia. He studied the persistence of philosophy and classical literature. In 1972, he obtained a degree in Arabic language and literature from the college of arts and humanities in Tunisia, and in 1980, he received a PhD in the same major, his thesis was titled "Arabsâ Rhetorical Thinking: Its Principles and Development in the 6th Century". After studying at the New Sorbonne University Paris 3, the University of Paris 8 and the Lumière University Lyon 2, he worked as a professor at the faculty of arts and humanities in Manouba.
He was a professor from 1984 until 2008. He was a teacher at the Higher Institute of Linguistics, which offered classes in linguistics, language sciences and rhetoric to university professors. In addition, he participated in several scientific seminars in rhetoric, criticism and theories of literature. During his professional career, he supervised approximately 70 scientific research, 24 of which were doctoral theses.
On November 12, 2012, he was appointed a member of the House of Wisdom Foundation.
Sammoud received the âÂÂLiterary Studies and Criticismâ Award by Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation in recognition of his contribution to the field of contemporary Arabic criticism.
Works
- Arabsâ Rhetorical Thinking: Its Principles and Development in the 6th Century (original: ÃÂltÃÂfkyr ÃÂlÿrby ÃÂlblÃÂáy: Ã
Âsosh w taá¹Âwrh ÃÂlàalqrn alsÃÂds) (1981)
- Poetry and Heritage: Poetic Awareness of Heritage (original: AÃ
¡-Ã
 iûr wa-t-turÃÂtò: maûnàal-Waûë aÃ
¡-Ã
 iûrë bi-t-turÃÂtò) (1986)
- The Front and Back: The Confluence of Heritage and Modernity (original: ÃÂlwÃÂçh walqafÃÂ: fi tlÃÂzwm ÃÂltwrÃÂṯ wÃÂlḥdÃÂṯa) (1988)
- The Lexical and Poetic Theory of Arab Heritage Through Texts (co-authored with Abdul Salam Al Masdi and Abdul Qader Al Muhairi (original: ÃÂn-náºÂryàÃÂl-lysÃÂnyàwÃ
¡-Ã
¡yÿryàfi ÃÂt-trÃÂṯ ÃÂlÿrbi mn áºÂilÃÂl ÃÂn-ná¹£wá¹£) (1988)
- Arabs and Literary Theories (original: Fë naáºÂarëyat al-adab ûinda al-ûArab) (1995)
- Pilgrims Most Important Theories on Western Culture from Aristotle Time to Today (original: Ahamm naáºÂarëyÃÂt al-ḥujÃÂj fë al-taqÃÂlëd al-Gharbëyah min Arisá¹ÂÃ
« ilá al-yawm) (1997)
- Manifestations of Rhetorical Discourse (original: Min tajallëyÃÂt al-khiá¹ÂÃÂb al-balÃÂghë) (1999)
- Manifestations of Literary Discourse: Theoretical Issues (original: Min tajallëyÃÂt al-khiá¹ÂÃÂb al-adabë: qaá¸ÂayànaáºÂarëyah) (1999)
- Manifestations of Literary Discourse: Practical Issues (original: Min tajallëyÃÂt al-khiá¹ÂÃÂb al-adabë: qaá¸Âayàtaá¹Âbëqëyah) (1999)
- The Epoch of Taha Hussein (co-authored with Muhammed Al Qadi, Abdullah Soula, Muhammed Barcelona and Muhammed Al-Hadi Al-Tarabulsi) (original: Miüawëyat ṬÃÂhàḤusayn) (2000)
- Al-Jahiz on Rhetoric of Drama and the Issue of Literary Genres (original: BlÃÂát ÃÂlhÃÂzl wmsÃÂlt AlaçnÃÂs AladabyÃÂ) (2002)
- The Eloquence of âÂÂAl-intisarâ in Ancient Arab Criticism: Abu Bakr's Letter to Muzahim Ibn Fatik as a Model (original: BalÃÂáat âÂÂal-intiá¹£ÃÂrâ fë al-naqd al-ûArabë al-qadëm: risÃÂlat Abë Bakr al-á¹¢Ã
«lë ilá MuzÃÂḥim ibn FÃÂtik unmÃ
«dòaçan) (2006)
- My Way towards Freedom (original: Ṭarëqë ilá al-ḥurrëyah) (2017)
Awards
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