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Aeschylus

An ancient Greek playwright, Aeschylus is often called the father of tragedy. Among his revolutionary ideas, he expanded the number of characters in plays to allow for more interesting plots. Aeschylus was born around 525 B.C. to a wealthy family in a small town north of Athens. According to him, he started writing tra....[more]

Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, Political Science, Religion, Social Science

Abu 'Ala al Ma'arri

Literary Collections

Although he is today considered one of the greatest poets in the Arabic language and was greatly admired in his own time, al-Ma'arri was much neglected until he was "rediscovered" by Taha Husayn in the early part of this century. He was born in the village of Ma'arrat al-Nu'man in northern Syria. In spite of being blin....[more]

Al-Biruni

History, Literary Collections

Ammiel Alcalay

History, Literary Collections

Tawfiq Al-Hakim

Literary Collections, Literary Criticism

Tawfiq al-Hakim was the undisputed pioneer of dramatic writing in Arabic. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, he studied law in Paris and spent time with writers there. In 1928 he was appointed an attorney to the public prosecutor in the provinces of Egypt, and his experiences there inspired his novel The Maze of Justice. He re....[more]