Early Arabic Drama

Name: Early Arabic Drama
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ISBN: 9780521344272

ISBN-10: 0521344271

ISBN-13: 9780521344272

Edition: 1988

Authors: M. M. Badawi

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This book, originally published in 1988, traces the development of Arabic drama from its beginnings in Lebanon in the mid-nineteenth century to its maturity reached in Egypt in the second and third decades of the twentieth. A brief discussion of the indigenous dramatic tradition is followed by an examination of the way in which modern drama was imported and adapted from the West independently by Marun Naqqash in Beirut and Ya'qÅ«b SannÅ«' in Cairo, both of whom were inspired by Italian opera and influenced by French comedy. The subsequent search for Egyptian identity is examined through the work of these writers in whose hands Arabic drama attained its maturity, notably Ibrahim Ramzi,…

Book details

List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/18/1988
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction



The indigenous dramatic tradition



The father of the modern Egyptian theatre: Ya'qub Sannu'



The Syrian contribution



The search for Egyptian identity


Conclusion


Notes


Index