Studies In The Arab Theater And Cinema

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The Arab theatre and cinema are among the most neglected subjects in the studies of Oriental literature and research into the history of theatre. This book, written by the acclaimed scholar Jacob M. Landau and first published in 1958, is a survey of the development of the Arab theatre and cinema as cultural and social phenomena and goes a long way in shedding some light on these neglected subjects.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Jacob M. Landau
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2016-03-22
File : 311 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781317246275


Arab Cinema

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Intended for scholars of film and the contemporary Middle East, this title provides a comprehensive overview of cinema in the Arab world, tracing the industry's development, since colonial times. It analyzes the ambiguous relationship with commercial western cinema, and the effect of Egyptian market dominance in the region.

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Genre : Art
Author : Viola Shafik
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Release : 2007
File : 324 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9774160657


World Encyclopedia Of Contemporary Theatre Volume 4 The Arab World

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One of the first internationally published overviews of theatrical activity across the Arab World. Includes 160,000 words and over 125 photographs from 22 different Arab countries from Africa to the Middle East.

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Genre : Performing Arts
Author : Don Rubin (Series Editor)
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2003-09-02
File : 322 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781134929856


Early Arabic Drama

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This book traces the development of Arabic drama from the mid-nineteenth to the twentieth centuries.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Muḥammad Muṣṭafá Badawī
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 1988-02-18
File : 162 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780521344272


Arabic Shadow Theatre 1300 1900

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This handbook aims mainly at an analytical documentation of all the known textual remnants and the preserved artifacts of Arabic shadow theatre, a long-lived, and still living, tradition — from the earliest sightings in the tenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. The book consists of three main parts and a cluster of appendixes. Part One presents a history of Arab shadow theatre through a survey of medieval and premodern accounts and modern scholarship on the subject. Part Two takes stock of primary sources (manuscripts), published studies, and the current knowledge of various aspects of Arabic shadow theatre: language, style, terminology, and performance. Part Three offers an inventory of all known Arabic shadow plays. The documentation is based on manuscripts (largely unpublished), printed texts (scripts, excerpts), academic studies (in Arabic and Western languages), journalist reportage, and shadow play artifacts from collections worldwide.

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Genre : Reference
Author : Li Guo
Publisher : BRILL
Release : 2020-08-17
File : 297 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789004436152


Theater In The Middle East

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The collected essays from noteworthy dramatists and scholars in this book represent new ways of understanding theater in the Middle East not as geographical but transcultural spaces of performance. What distinguishes this book from previous works is that it offers new analysis on a range of theatrical practices across a region, by and large, ignored for the history of its dramatic traditions and cultures, and it does so by emphasizing diverse performances in changing contexts. Topics include Arab, Iranian, Israeli, diasporic theatres from pedagogical perspectives to reinvention of traditions, from translation practices to political resistance expressed in various performances from the nineteenth century to the present.

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Genre : Drama
Author : Babak Rahimi
Publisher : Anthem Press
Release : 2020-07-27
File : 186 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781785274473


Routledge Handbook On Arab Cinema

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Building on a growing body of literature, this Handbook provides an up-to-date and authoritative survey of Arab cinema. The collection includes contributions from academics and filmmakers from across the Arab region, Europe, and North America, and fills a gap in media studies by examining the entire Arab region, rather than focusing on one country or theme. The Handbook also sheds light on the heterogeneity of Arab filmmaking not only within the Arab region, but also globally, within diasporic communities. It is split into six parts: Part 1 provides an overview of each sub-region in the Arab world, including a chapter on Arab animation films. Parts 2, 3, and 4 address topical themes, encompassing the representation of gender, religion, and identity politics in Arab cinema. Part 5 discusses the theme of diaspora and Part 6 concludes the volume with reflective essays penned by selected diasporic filmmakers. This book is an essential reference for Arab media and cinema scholars, students, and professional filmmakers. With case studies from across the Arab region, it's also a valuable resource for anyone interested in film and media, global cinema, and the Middle East generally.

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Genre : Performing Arts
Author : Noha Mellor
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Release : 2024-06-28
File : 596 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781040024102


Modern Arabic Literature

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An introduction to Modern Arabic Literature, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Paul Starkey
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Release : 2014-03-11
File : 233 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780748696536


Poetics Politics And Protest In Arab Theatre

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Highlights the merit of the Syrian playwrights, Durayd Lahham and Muhammad al-Maghout, whose plays are representative of the Arab theatrical realisation, in general, and Syrian protest plays, in particular. This book portrays their works that combine art with politics, lower class-consciousness and identity with Pan-Arab nationalism.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Masud Hamdan
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Release : 2006-01-01
File : 201 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781837641949


Cinema In The Arab World

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Cinema in the Arab world has been the subject of varied and rigorous studies, but most have focused on films as text, providing in-depth analyses of plot, style, ideologies, or examination of the biographies of prominent directors or actors. This innovative new volume shifts the focus on Arab cinema off-screen, to examine the histories, politics, and conditions of distribution, exhibition, and cinema-going in the Arab world. Through broadening the frame of study beyond the screen, the book widens understanding of the cinema, not merely as a collection of films-as-texts, but as a site of cultural and political contestation in the Arab world. Divided into two sections, and guided by interdisciplinary considerations, the contributors examine historical and contemporary issues of Arab cinema in terms of the experience of movie-going and filmmaking. They examine the networks of distribution and exhibition, as well as the contested and multiple meanings that the cinema embodied through diverse historical periods and geographical locations. Part I focuses on new histories of Arab cinema in terms of film production, distribution, exhibition and audience's experiences of cinema-going. Part II deals with more recent issues within scholarship on Arab cinema such as issues of politics, economics, ideologies, as well as issues related to Arab movies' international circulation and screenings at festivals. Together, the chapters enrich our understanding of the cinema in the Arab world, showing how deeply embedded it is within its social, political, and economic contexts.

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Genre : History
Author : Ifdal Elsaket
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release : 2023-01-26
File : 337 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781350163720