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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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Main Author: Ḥamdān, Masʻūd
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Arabic drama > Syria > History and criticism.
Political plays, Arabic > Syria > History and criticism.
Théâtre syrien > Histoire et critique.
Arabic drama.
Political plays, Arabic.
Politisches Theater
Toneel.
Politieke aspecten.
Syria.
Syrien
Midden-Oosten.
Arabisch.
Geschichte 1974-1993
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Table of contents

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