Hammadi Sammoud


Hammadi Hamida Sammoud is a Tunisian academic, writer, historian, and linguist, who was born on June 25, 1946. He is also a member of the House of Wisdom Foundation.

Early life

Sammoud was born in Kelibia, Tunisia. He studied the persistence of philosophy and classical literature. In 1972, he obtained a degree in Arabic language and literature from the college of arts and humanities in Tunisia, and in 1980, he received a PhD in the same major, his thesis was titled "Arabs’ Rhetorical Thinking: Its Principles and Development in the 6th Century". After studying at the New Sorbonne University Paris 3, the University of Paris 8 and the Lumière University Lyon 2, he worked as a professor at the faculty of arts and humanities in Manouba.
He was a professor from 1984 until 2008. He was a teacher at the Higher Institute of Linguistics, which offered classes in linguistics, language sciences and rhetoric to university professors. In addition, he participated in several scientific seminars in rhetoric, criticism and theories of literature. During his professional career, he supervised approximately 70 scientific research, 24 of which were doctoral theses.
On November 12, 2012, he was appointed a member of the House of Wisdom Foundation.
Sammoud received the “Literary Studies and Criticism” Award by Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation in recognition of his contribution to the field of contemporary Arabic criticism.

Works

  • Arabs’ Rhetorical Thinking: Its Principles and Development in the 6th Century
  • Poetry and Heritage: Poetic Awareness of Heritage
  • The Front and Back: The Confluence of Heritage and Modernity
  • The Lexical and Poetic Theory of Arab Heritage Through Texts
  • Arabs and Literary Theories
  • Pilgrims Most Important Theories on Western Culture from Aristotle Time to Today
  • Manifestations of Rhetorical Discourse
  • Manifestations of Literary Discourse: Theoretical Issues
  • Manifestations of Literary Discourse: Practical Issues ''
  • The Epoch of Taha Hussein
  • Al-Jahiz on Rhetoric of Drama and the Issue of Literary Genres
  • The Eloquence of “Al-intisar” in Ancient Arab Criticism: Abu Bakr's Letter to Muzahim Ibn Fatik as a Model
  • My Way towards Freedom

Awards