Ḥamdān, Masʻūd. <br/><br/>
Poetics, politics and protest in Arab theatre :  the bitter cup and the holy rain / 
Masʻud Hamdan. 
 - Brighton [England] ;  Portland, Or. :  Sussex Academic Press,  2006. 
 - x, 189 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>P.B P.B 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-183) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Theatrical genres and the carnivalesque : art of the theatre -- 2. Theatre in the Arab World : the historical background -- 3. The early comedies of Durayd Lahham and Nihad Qal'i : birth pangs of late satire -- 4. When a gay rogue grows to be a tragic fool : the carnivalesque satires. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1845191064 9781845191061 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Geschichte 1974-1993 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Arabic drama--History and criticism.--Syria<br/>Political plays, Arabic--History and criticism.--Syria<br/>Théâtre syrien--Histoire et critique.<br/>Arabic drama.<br/>Political plays, Arabic.<br/>Politisches Theater<br/>Toneel.<br/>Politieke aspecten.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Syria.<br/>Syrien<br/>Midden-Oosten.<br/>Arabisch.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PJ8101  / .H355 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>892.7/2009358/095691