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Muhammad Ghunaymi Hilal

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Muhammad Ghunaymi Hilal
(Arabic: محمد غنيمي هلال)
Born1917
Died1968
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materUniversity of Paris (PhD)
Scientific career
Fieldsliterary criticism, comparative literature

Muhammad Ghunaymi Hilal (1917–1968) was an Egyptian scholar and literary critic. He is credited as the founder of Arabic comparative literature.[1][2] Hilal is best known for his influential book Adab Al-Muqāran.[3]

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  1. ^ Isstaif, Abdul-nabi (1995). "Beyond the Notion of Influence: Notes toward an Alternative". World Literature Today. 69 (2): 281–286. doi:10.2307/40151137. ISSN 0196-3570. JSTOR 40151137.
  2. ^ Meisami, Julie Scott; Starkey, Paul (1998). Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-415-18571-4.
  3. ^ Jacquemond, Richard (2008). Conscience of the Nation: Writers, State, and Society in Modern Egypt. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-977-416-101-8.