Egyptian Drama and Social Change : A Study of Thematic and Artistic Development in Yusuf Idris’s Plays

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Dorota Rudnicka-Kassem

Egyptian Drama and Social Change

A Study of Thematic and Artistic Development in Yusuf Idris’s Plays

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków-Montreal 1993
ISBN 8390050498
oprawa: miękka ze skrzydełkami (- 3 szt. w magazynie)
oprawa: twarda w obwolucie (- 1 szt. w magazynie)
liczba stron: 200
format: 17,0 x 24,0 cm
stan: bardzo dobry (nowy)

contents:

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I. YUSUF IDRIS: HIS LIFE AND WORK
Biography
Creative Influences and Artistic Personality
Fiction

CHAPTER II. EARLY EXPERIMENTS WITH DRAMA
Malik al-Qutn: The New Image of the Egyptian Peasant
Jumhuriyyat Farahat: Confronting the Brutal Reality and Searching for a Way Out
Al-Lahza al-Harija: A Psychological Study of Human Fear
Form, Style and Language: From the Simple Scheme of the Short Story
to a Full-Length Three-Act Play

CHAPTER III. SEARCH FOR IDENTITY
Al-Farafir and al-Mahazala al-Ardiyya: The Life of an Egyptian Man,
a Tragic Farce
Al-Mukhattatin: A Guest for a New Type of Hero-Leader
Form, Style and Language: Striking a Balance Between the Egyptian Sources
and Western Influences

CHAPTER IV. BETWEEN FANTASY AND REALITY
Al-Jins al-Thalith: Hoping for „Light” and a Better Future
Al-Bahlawan: Fantasy, Irony and Reality
Form, Style and Language: Searching for a Concise and Expressive Dramatic
Structure

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY