| al-Ādāb wa-l-Fann | |
| Category: | art and literature |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Founded: | 1943 |
| Finaldate: | 1946 |
| Based: | London |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Website: | al-Ādāb wa-l-Fann |
The Arabic-language journal al-Ādab wa-l-Fann (الادب وا لفن; DMG: al-Ādāb wa-l-Fann; "Literature and Art“) was published in London from 1943 to 1945. The editor was the British publishing house Hodder & Stoughton which was founded in 1868 and still exists.
The magazine addressed an Arabic-speaking readership aiming to inform them extensively about literary and artistic topics of that time.[1] However, the main purpose of the journal was not only to inform about contemporary British and Arabic literature and art but to encourage the readers to exchange views through readers letters.[1] In the section "Literary Exchange" selected British and Arabic prose were published with the request to submit adequate Arabic or English translations, which then also were printed.[2]
In addition to portraits of contemporary well-known British writers, such as John Masefield and Walter Whitman, selected papers, poems and excerpts from well-known international writers of that time were publicized.[1] Numerous articles on cultural and scientific achievements and institutions such as the typewriter, the British railways, well-known libraries and universities of England found place as well as texts on contemporary music, art and philosophy.[3]
The magazine was also funded by numerous advertisements of British products and brands which were generously distributed in each issue.