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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Autore principale: Ḥamdān, Masʻūd
Natura: Libro
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2006.
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Riassunto: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.
Descrizione fisica:x, 189 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-183) and index.
ISBN:1845191064
9781845191061