Bassam Frangieh

Bassam Frangieh

Bassam Frangieh (Arabic: بسام فرنجيه) is a scholar of contemporary Arabic literature and culture. He is best known for his pedagogical innovations in the study of the Arabic language, as well as his translations of modern Arabic poets and novelists. Frangieh also lectures on the society and culture of the Arab world. A language professor as well as a scholar and writer, Frangieh has achieved moderate fame in the American academic world of Middle Eastern Studies for his engaging educational methods.

Education and career

Frangieh was born in Lebanon [http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/651] around the year 1950. His family is distantly related to the famous Frangieh family of Lebanon, including former Lebanese president Suleiman Frangieh, but the Palestinian Frangieh family tree diverged from the Lebanese family tree several generations ago. Frangieh eventually moved to Syria to attend university, earning a B.A. from Damascus University in 1976. While in Syria, he earned fame as a boxing champion and professional soccer player. Frangieh attended graduate school in the United States, and received a Ph.D. in Arabic literature from Georgetown University in 1987. After receiving his doctorate, Frangieh taught Arabic at Georgetown for several years before accepting a position at Yale University. After his resignation from Yale in 2007, Frangieh will be joining Claremont McKenna College as a full-time Arabic professor and doing research and writing new Arabic books.

Bibliography

Dr. Frangieh has published prolifically in both Arabic and English on contemporary Arabic literature. This is a list of some of his most prominent books and articles.

Translations:

:*"The Crane" (forthcoming), from "Ṭā'ir al-Ḥawm" by Ḥalīm Barakāt:*"Sun On A Cloudy Day" (1997), from "al-Shams fī Yawm Ghā'im" by Ḥanna Mīna:*"Arabian Love Poems" (1993), selected poems by Nizār Qabbānī

Scholarly works:

:*"al-Ightirāb fī al-Riwāyah al-Filisṭīnīyah" (forthcoming):*"Bahjat al-Iktishāf" (2003):*"Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture and Thought" (2004)

Articles:

:*"Qassim Haddad: Irregular Rhythms of Life" in "Kalimat":*"Modern Arabic Poetry: Vision and Reality" in "Traditions, Modernity and Postmodernity in Arabic Literature":*"The Concept of Return in Issa Boullat's novel: Returning to Jerusalem" in "Dirāsāt `Arabīyah":*"Mahmoud Belaid: Ru'yah Tastashref Al Mustaqbal" in "Journal of the Arab Tunisian Union Writers"

External links

* [http://www.yale.edu/nelc/bfrangieh.html Official Frangieh Biography (Yale University)]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0300104936/ Amazon reviews]


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