Modern and Contemporary Political Theater from the Levant : A Critical Anthology

In Modern And Contemporary Political Theater From The Levant, A Critical Anthology , Robert Myers And Nada Saab Provide A Sense Of The Variety And Complexity Of Political Theater Produced In And Around The Levant From The 1960s To The Present Within A Context Of Wider Discussions About Political Theater And The Histories And Forms Of Performance From The Islamic And Arab Worlds. Five Major Playwrights Are Studied, ʿisam Mahfuz, From Lebanon; Muhammad Al-maghut And Saʿd Allah Wannus, From Syria; Jawad Al-asadi, From Iraq, Syria And Lebanon; And Raʾida Taha, From Palestine. The Volume Includes Translations Of Their Plays The Dictator , The Jester , The Rape , Baghdadi Bath And Where Would I Find Someone Like You, ʿali? , Respectively. Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- A Note On The Translation, Transliteration And Performing Rights -- Introduction 1 / Robert Myers And Nada Saab -- 1 ʿisam Mahfuz 28 / Robert Myers And Nada Saab -- 2 Muhammad Al-maghut 103 / Robert Myers And Nada Saab -- 3 Saʿd Allah Wannus 188 / Robert Myers And Nada Saab -- 4 Jawad Al-asadi 298 / Robert Myers And Nada Saab -- 5 Ra⁠ʾida Taha 331 / Robert Myers And Nada Saab -- Index 375 -- Back Matter -- Bibliography. Nada Saab, Robert Myers. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.