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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| 格式: | 图书 |
| 语言: | 英语 |
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Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. :
Sussex Academic Press,
2006.
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| 在线阅读: | Table of contents |
| 总结: | 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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| 实物描述: | x, 189 pages ; 24 cm |
| 参考书目: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-183) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1845191064 9781845191061 |