1st Edition

Ṭāhā Ḥusayn: A Bi-Lingual Arabic Reader Passages in Arabic from The Days, The Future of Culture in Egypt, and With Abū al-‛Alā’ in his Prison

By R. Kevin Lacey Copyright 2026
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

Ṭāhā Ḥusayn: A Bi-Lingual Arabic Reader is an Arabic language reader that focuses on passages from works authored by the renowned Egyptian litterateur and public intellectual Ṭāhā Ḥusayn.  A critical introduction discusses Ḥusayn’s writing style and his contributions to the nahḍah or cultural renaissance in Arabic-speaking societies. This reader inspires Arabic learners to improve the ease... Read more

Introduction 

1. الأيام الجزء الأول ١-٦ 

2. الأيام الجزء الثاني ٢٠ 

3. الأيام الجزء الثالث ٩-١١ 

4. مستقبل الثقافة في مصر؛ مقدمة ، ١-٣ 

5. مع أبي العلاء في سجنه ٣ ، ٩ 

6. The Days, Part 1, Chapters 1-6. 

7. The Days, Part 2, Chapter 2 

8. The Days, Part 3, Chapters 9-11 

9. The Future of Culture in Egypt, Introduction and Chapters 1-3 

10. With Abū al-‛Alā’ in his Prison, Chapters 3 and 9 

Biography

R. Kevin Lacey is Professor Emeritus of Arabic and Near Eastern Studies, SUNY Binghamton, USA.