Poetics, politics and protest in Arab theatre : the bitter cup and the holy rain /
Writing from a socio-historical point of view, the author surveys and discusses the popular theatrical phenomena in the Arab world from the Hellenic period to the beginning of the 21st century. He notes the Eastern carnivalesque folk sources and the tendency toward comedy rather than tragedy.
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| פורמט: | ספר |
| שפה: | אנגלית |
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Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. :
Sussex Academic Press,
2006.
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| גישה מקוונת: | Table of contents |
| סיכום: | Writing from a socio-historical point of view, the author surveys and discusses the popular theatrical phenomena in the Arab world from the Hellenic period to the beginning of the 21st century. He notes the Eastern carnivalesque folk sources and the tendency toward comedy rather than tragedy. |
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| תיאור פיזי: | x, 189 pages ; 24 cm |
| ביבליוגרפיה: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-183) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1845191064 9781845191061 |