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Veteran Syrian<\/span> critic, translator<\/span> and\u00a0<\/span>mythographer<\/span><\/a> Hanna Abboud\u00a0<\/span>passed away on Tuesday, <\/span>23 <\/span>June 2026, at the age of 89 years<\/span>.<\/span> B<\/span>orn in the village of\u00a0<\/span>Qalatiyya<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in the district of\u00a0<\/span>Tal Kalakh<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span>Homs<\/span><\/a>\u00a0governorate in 1937<\/span>, Abboud<\/span> was educated in Homs, graduated from\u00a0<\/span>Damascus University<\/span><\/a>\u00a0with a <\/span>degree<\/span> in Arabic Language and Literature<\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He<\/span> worked as a teacher, in addition to his work in editing the magazine “Foreign Literature” and “The Literary Attitude” magazine issued by the\u00a0<\/span>Arab Writers Union<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>As a<\/span> member of the Literary Criticism Society of the Arab Writers Union<\/span>, Abboud was<\/span> considered one of the critics of poetry in the second half of the <\/span>20<\/span>th<\/span> century. He authored numerous books on criticism of philosophical and political thought, literary economics, translation of criticism and literary theory.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Abboud<\/span> authored 14 book<\/span>s<\/span> on theatre, poetry, literary theory, including <\/span>\u201cLiterary Economi<\/span>cs\u201d, \u201c<\/span>The Poem and the Body<\/span>\u201d<\/span>, and <\/span>\u201c<\/span>From the Discourse of Tragedy<\/span>\u201d<\/span>.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span>In<\/span> literary translations<\/span>, he translated <\/span>25 books exploring world literature and mythology, including <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Prophecy in Literature<\/span>\u201d<\/span>, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>The Pillars of the Novel and The Divine Comedy<\/span>\u201d<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In philosophical, social and political translations, <\/span>Abboud <\/span>published 16 books discussing fictional\u00a0<\/span>socialism<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>historical materialism<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the struggle of ideas, including<\/span> \u201c<\/span>A Brief History of Philosophy<\/span>\u201d<\/span>, the Holy Family and Social Sciences.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Among Abboud\u2019s most notable works<\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>The Realist School of Modern Arab Criticism \u2013 Study \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01978<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>The <\/span>T<\/span>heatre<\/span> of <\/span>Cl<\/span>osed <\/span>C<\/span>ircuits \u2013 study \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01978<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>The Great Displacement and its Impact on Arab Literature \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01979<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Post-<\/span>W<\/span>ar Realism \u2013 Study \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01980<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Adam’s <\/span>A<\/span>pple \u2013 a study in Lawrence literature \u2013 Beirut 1980<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Wild <\/span>B<\/span>ees and <\/span>B<\/span>itter <\/span>H<\/span>oney \u2013 a study in contemporary Syrian poetry \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01982<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Social Sciences \u2013 Translation \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01981<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>The Clash of Ideas in the Modern Era \u2013 translation \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01981<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Brief History of Philosophy \u2013 translation \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Beirut<\/span><\/a>\u00a01971<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>The Poem and the Body \u2013 Study \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01988<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Modernity <\/span>T<\/span>hrough <\/span>H<\/span>istory \u2013 a study \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01989<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Chapters from Literary Economics \u2013 Study \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a01997<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Veteran Syrian critic, translator and\u00a0mythographer Hanna Abboud\u00a0passed away on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, at the age of 89 years. Born in the village of\u00a0Qalatiyya\u00a0in the district of\u00a0Tal Kalakh\u00a0in the\u00a0Homs\u00a0governorate in 1937, Abboud was educated in Homs, graduated from\u00a0Damascus University\u00a0with a degree in Arabic Language and Literature. He worked as a teacher, in addition to his […]<\/p>\n

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