Live Theatre and Dramatic Literature in the Medieval Arabic World

Name: Live Theatre and Dramatic Literature in the Medieval Arabic World
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ISBN: 9780814754818

ISBN-10: 0814754813

ISBN-13: 9780814754818

Edition: 1992

Authors: Snmuel Moreh

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...this original and scholarly study upsets received theories on the history of the dramatic art in Arabic...[and] opens up fascinating, new and unexpected vistas...--R.B. Serjeant, Emeritus Prof. of Arabic, Cambridge UniversityA very bold and almost heroic act by Shmuel Moreh, challenging the omnipresent belief that the roots of the theatre among the Arabs are to be found in the West...Professor Moreh extends the horizon of our knowledge and illuminates it with thoroughly researched material.--Peter Chelkowski, New York UniversityThere has long been confusion among Arab and Occidental scholars concerning various types of medieval theatrical performances and mime. By translating certain…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 10/1/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Scheme of transliteration


Preface



Introduction



The Near Eastern Background



Actors and Entertainers



Laabun Mukhannathun and Players of Kurraj



Samaja and Muharrijun



Jesters, Buffoons and Participants in Pageantry



Medieval Theatre



Hikaya



Hikaya and Literary Genres: Maqama and Risala



Khayal as Live Theatre



The Last Phase of Arab Theatre


Appendix I: The Trial of the Caliphs


Appendix II: Mistara Khayal


Bibliography


Index