Of Kings and Clowns

This book examines the transformations Egyptian theatre has undergone since 1967.

Autorentext

Tiran Manucharyan is Associate Lecturer in Arabic at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.

Klappentext

This book examines the transformations Egyptian theatre has undergone since 1967.

Zusammenfassung
This book examines the transformations Egyptian theatre has undergone since 1967.

Inhalt

Preface

Transliteration of Arabic

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Tamasruh: Between Theatricalisation and Carnivalesque

2. 'Towards an Egyptian Theatre': Yusuf Idris

3. Theatre as Its Protagonist: Abul-Ela El-Salamouny

4. 'The Art of Cunning': Lenin El-Ramly

5. The Carnivalisation of Silence: Fathia El-Assal

6. Of Times and Spaces

7. Theatre and the Revolution

Conclusions: Carnival Framed in Theatre

Further Reading in English

Bibliography

Index