Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 378 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9789004385832
Series Statement:
Studies on performing arts & literature of the Islamicate world Volume 7
Content:
"In Modern and Contemporary Political Theater from the Levant, A Critical Anthology, Robert Myers and Nada Saab provide a sense of the variety and complexity of political theater produced in and around the Levant from the 1960s to the present within a context of wider discussions about political theater and the histories and forms of performance from the Islamic and Arab worlds. Five major playwrights are studied, Īsam Mahfuz, from Lebanon; Muhammad al-Maghut and Sād Allah Wannus, from Syria; Jawad al-Asadi, from Iraq, Syria and Lebanon; and Rāida Taha, from Palestine. The volume includes translations of their plays The Dictator, The Jester, The Rape, Baghdadi Bath and Where Would I Find Someone Like You, Āli?, respectively"--
Content:
Īsam Mahfuz: The dictator -- Muhammad al-Maghut: The jester -- Sād Allah Wannus: The rape -- Jawad al-Asadi: Baghdadi bath -- Rāida Taha: Where would I find someone like you, Āli?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004375369
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Myers, Robert Modern and contemporary political theater from the Levant Leiden : Brill, 2019 ISBN 9789004375369
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Levante
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Theater
DOI:
10.1163/9789004385832