ʿAql, Saʿīd

by Fakhreddine, Huda J.

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Saʿīd ʿAql (1912–2014) was a Lebanese poet, playwright, and intellectual known for his use of symbolism in Arabic poetry and his championing of Lebanese nationalism. He was born in the city of Zahle (Zaḥla) to a Christian Maronite family and began his writing career working for a local newspaper in Zahle called al-Wādī . He moved to Beirut in 1930 to write and edit for a number of publications including al-Barq (owned by the lyrical poet Bishāra al-Khūrī, d. 1968, known as al-Akhṭal al-Ṣaghīr),…

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Saʿīd ʿAql (1912–2014) was a Lebanese poet, playwright, and intellectual known for his use of symbolism in Arabic poetry and his championing of Lebanese nationalism. He was born in the city of Zahle (Zaḥla) to a Christian Maronite family and began his writing career working for a local newspaper in Zahle called al-Wādī . He moved to Beirut in 1930 to write and edit for a number of publications including al-Barq (owned by the lyrical poet Bishāra al-Khūrī, d. 1968, known as al-Akhṭal al-Ṣaghīr), al-

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Fakhreddine, Huda J.

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