Prof. Ahmed Etman

• Chairman of the Dept. of Classics, Faculty of Arts Cairo University (1989 - 1994,1997-2000).Founder & Director of the Center Comparative linguistic and Literary Studies (CCLS), (1994-1997) Faculty of Arts, Cairo University.

• Chairman of the Egyptian Society of the Graeco-Roman Studies (ESGRS).

• Chairman of the Egyptian Society of Comparative Literature (ESCL).

• Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education for Bibliotheca Alexandria (1989-1992).

• Honorary Member of the Greek Society of Philology "Parnassus".

• Member of the Advisory Committee for Linguistic Pluralism and Multilingual Education, LINGUAPAX project of UNESCO, April 1999.

LITERARY STUDIES

• Ancient Greek Literature : A Human and Universal Legacy. First ed. Alam al-Ma'rifa Series. No. 77 Kuwait 1984. 50.000 copies. Second ed. Dar Al-Maaref. Cairo 1987. Third Edition : Classical Encyclopaedia-2 Ancient Greek Literature. A Human and Universal Legacy. Cairo 2001.

• Latin Literature and its Cultural Role uptil the end of the Golden Age. First ed. Alam Al-Ma'rifa Series, No.141. Kuwait September 1989, 50.000 copies. Second ed. Dar Al-Maaref 1995.

• Latin Literature and its Cultural Role, The Silver Age. Aegyptus, Cairo 1990.

• Cleopatra and Antony: A study in the Art of Plutarch, Shakespeare and Shawky. Second ed. Aegyptus, Cairo 1990 (with summary in English).

• Les Sources Classiques du Théûtre de Tewfik El-Hakim: Etude Comparee, (avec un résumé en français).L'Organisation Egyptienne Generale du livre, Le Caire 1978. Ed. Seconde Longman 1993.

• The Mask of Brechtianism and Communism. AStudy of Epic Theatre. Aegyptus, Cairo 1992.

• History of Cyprus, The Islandof Beauty and Pain From Antiquty to the Present Day, Cairo 1997.

• classicism in Renaissance Theatre & The Restored Tradition inthe plays of Shakespeare and Racine. Cairo 1999.

• Different essays, researches and presentation in Arabic, English, Italian and Greek. Some were published in certain periodicals, others were published in the acta of this congress or that in Greece, Italy, France, Germany ....etc.

TRANSLATION FROM GREEK AND LATIN INTO ARABIC.

• (Et alii) Virgil's "Aeneid". Egyptian General Book Organization 1971-1973. This translation received the State National  Award 1973.

• Seneca's "Hercules Oetaeus". Translation, Introduction and Mythological Glossary. Kuwait: International Theatre Series No. 138 March 1981. Second ed. with the Latin Text, Cairo 1985. This play was produced and broadcasted by the Second Programme, Cairo Radio.

• Aristophanes' "The Clouds". Translation, Introduction, Notes and Historic-mythological  Glossary. 2 vols, Kuwait: International Theatre Series No. 215-216, August-September, 1987. This Play was also produced and broadcasted by the Second Programme, Cairo 2 Radio.

• Sophocles' "Trachiniae". Translation, Introduction, Notes and Mythological Glossary. Kuwait: International Theatre Series No. 249. June 1990. This play was also produced and broadcasted by the Second Programme, Cairo Radio. Some scenes of this version were performed in the 6th International Symposium on Ancient Greek Drama, Cyprus Sept. 2000.

• Euripides' "Hercules Furens" Translation Introduction, Notes and Mythological Glossary. Superme Council of Culture, Cairo 2002.

• (Et alii) "Black Athena: Vol I The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization " by Martin Bernal. Awarded as the Best Book, Cairo International Book Fair 1998.

• Miscellaneous poems and literary pieces chosen, and translated from Modern Greek Literature: published here all over the Arab World in the press and in literary periodicals.

WRITINGS AND TRANSLATION IN MODERN GREEK

• (Et alii) Holy Quran  (The meanings of). Athens 1987.

• Naguib Mahfouz, "The Beginning and the End". Psychoios, Athens First ed. 1990. This translation received the Kavafy International Award 1991 and it was reprinted many times.

• The problem of Heracles' Apotheosis in the "Trrachiniae" of Sophocles and in "Hercules Qetaeus" of Seneca. A Comparative Study of the Tragic and Stoic Meaning of the Myth. A thesis for the Ph.D Degree (with summary in English). Athens 1974 (Out of print).

CREATIVE WRITING

• "Cleopatra Adores Peace". General Egyptian Book Organization 1984. This play has been translated into Italian (Palermo 1992), English and French (L'Harmattan, Paris 1999).

• "The Blind Guest Restores his Sight". The General Egyptian Book Organisation 1986. This play was staged in Kuwait under the title "Al Dinar" 1983. A French Translation is under publication.

• "Al-Hakim Does Not Join the Hypocritic Procession", "Alam-Al-Kitab" 19, July-Sept. 1988 Staged in Luxor July 1990 and in the Egyptian Opera House, Cairo July, 1991. Issued as a book. Cairo 1999. French and Italian Translation are prepared.

• "The Goats of Oxyrhynchus". El Markaz El Handasi. Cairo 2001.

• "The Wedding of Libraries Nymph" Ministry of Culture. Cairo 2001. (French Translation is under publication).