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literary criticism Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

comparative literature Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role similar to that of the study ...

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University of Paris , image_name = Coat of arms of the University of Paris.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of Arms , latin_name = Universitas magistrorum et scholarium Parisiensis , motto = ''Hic et ubique terrarum'' (Latin) , mottoeng = Here and a ...

(PhD) , thesis_title = , thesis_url = , thesis_year = , doctoral_advisor = , doctoral_students = , author_abbreviation_bot = , author_abbreviation_zoo = , prizes = , religion = , footnotes = Muhammad Ghunaymi Hilal (1917–1968) was an Egyptian scholar and

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

. He is credited as the founder of Arabic

. Hilal is best known for his influential book ''Adab Al-Muqāran''.

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1917 births 1968 deaths Egyptian literary critics Paris-Sorbonne University alumni Egyptian expatriates in France {{Egypt-writer-stub