Dr Reuven Snir

Dr Reuven Snir graduated from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem (Arabic Literature and Philosophy). His PhD dissertation deals with "Mystic Elements in Modern Arabic Poetry 1940-1980" (1987). He is a lecturer at the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at the University of Haifa, where he serves as the head of the Section of Practical Arabic. He has published extensively on various aspects of Arabic prose, poetry and theatre as well as Hebrew writings of Arabs and oriental Jews. Snir is also a translator of Arabic poetry into the Hebrew and Hebrew poetry into the Arabic.

Among his books are *Literary Criticism of Modern Arabic Poetry* (ed. with introduction; Jerusalem, 1986 [Arabic]); *Anthology of Ascetic, Mystic and Metaphysical Arabic Poetry From the 8th Century to Our Days *(ed., with introduction; Jerusalem, 1986 [Arabic]); *The Myth in Modern Arabic Literature *(ed.; Jerusalem, 1987 [Arabic]);*Poesie Israelienne Contemporaine - 33 Poems* (traduction et introduction par Reuven Snir; Paris, 1996). Snir has published around 50 scholarly articles in refereed journals in addition to dozens of entries in scholarly encyclopedias. Among the articles are "Cultural Changes as Reflected in Literature: The Beginning of the Arabic Short Story by Jewish Authors in Iraq;" "The Arab-Israeli Conflict as Reflected in the Writing of Naj'b Maafio;" "Human Existence According to Kafka and -al. 'Abd al--abir;" "A Wound out of his Wounds: Palestinian Arabic Literature in Israel;" "'We Were Like Those Who Dream': Iraqi-Jewish Writers in Israel in the 1950's;" " 'The World Upside Down' in Modern Arabic Literature: New Literary Renditions of an Antique Religious Topos;" "The Inscription of 'En 'Abdat: An Early Evolutionary Stage of Ancient Arabic Poetry;" "The Beginnings of Palestinian Political Theatre: Samih al-Qasim's Qaraqash;" "A Study of 'Elegy for al-šallaj' by Adunis;" "Palestinian Theatre: Historical Development and Contemporary Distinctive Identity;" "Arabic Literature in the 20th Century: A Historical Dynamic Functional Model;" "The Art of Poetry by 'Abd al-Qadir al-Janabi - A Preliminary Introduction for a First Reading;" "Hebrew as the Language of Grace": Arab-Palestinian Writers in Hebrew';" "Neo-Sufism in Modern Arabic Poetry."

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