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Salma Khadra Jayyusi

サルマ・ハドラ・ジャユーシ

Salma Khadra Jayyusi

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1925-04-16 （Safed, Palestine）
Died
2023-04-20 （Amman, Jordan） age 98
Nationality
Palestinian, Jordanian
Languages
Arabic, English
Residence History
Jerusalem (secondary school) → Beirut (study) → Khartoum (teaching) → Algiers/Constantine (teaching) → United States (visiting professor/research) → Jordan (later life)

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, translator, anthologist, academic
Active Years
1950-2023
Affiliations
University of Khartoum (faculty), University of Algiers (faculty), Université Constantine 1 (faculty), University of Utah (visiting professor), Project of Translation from Arabic (founder & director), East-West Nexus (founder)

Education

American University of Beirut
Arabic and English literature
Country: Lebanon
University of London
Arabic literature
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1970
Country: United Kingdom
Dissertation: "Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry"

Awards

Al Owais Award
2006
Category: 文化・科学功績 (Cultural & Scientific Achievements)
Organization: Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation
Result: 受賞
Sheikh Zayed Book Award
2020
Category: その年の文化的人物 (Cultural Personality of the Year)
Organization: Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry (2 vols)

1977 scholarship/criticism

A systematic study of trends and movements in modern Arabic poetry, based on her research.

modern poetry theorypoetic movements

Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology (ed.)

1987 anthology/editor

An anthology presenting modern Arabic poetry to English-reading audiences.

poetic diversitymodern Arab culture

Modern Arabic Drama: An Anthology (ed.)

1995 anthology (drama)

A selection of modern Arab plays introduced in English.

dramasocial critique

The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist (tr. with Trevor LeGassick)

2002 translation (novel)

English translation of Emile Habibi's novel; Jayyusi co-translated with Trevor LeGassick.

ironyPalestinian reality

Modern Arabic Fiction: An Anthology (ed.)

2004 anthology (fiction)

An anthology of modern Arabic fiction introducing works to English readers.

fictioncultural presentation

Bibliography

  • Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry (1977)
  • Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology (ed., 1987)
  • The Literature of Modern Arabia: An Anthology (ed., 1988)
  • Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature (ed., 1992)
  • The Legacy of Muslim Spain (ed., 1992)
  • Modern Arabic Drama: An Anthology (ed., 1995)
  • The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist (tr., 2002)
  • Short Arabic Plays: An Anthology (ed., 2003)
  • Modern Arabic Fiction: An Anthology (ed., 2004)
  • Beyond the Dunes: An Anthology of Modern Saudi Literature (ed., 2005)
  • Human Rights in Arab Thought: A Reader (ed., 2009)
  • Classical Arabic Stories: An Anthology (ed., 2010)

Translations by Author

  • Co-translation of Emile Habibi's 'The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist' (2002)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, analytical approach to poetryeditorial/curatorial style focused on presenting translated works
Recurring Motifs
exile and memoryPalestinian identitycultural transmission and presentation

Legacy

Salma Khadra Jayyusi was a poet, scholar and anthologist who made major contributions to the study and international dissemination of modern Arabic literature, notably founding PROTA to promote Arabic-to-English translation.

Academic Societies

  • Associated with Middle East Studies Association (MESA)

Trivia

  • Founded the Project of Translation from Arabic (PROTA) in 1980.
  • Died on 20 April 2023 at the age of 98.