In this companion volume to "Images of Enchantment", the editor has gathered authoritative papers from note-worthy scholars from around the globe that explore the visual and performing arts in the Middle East. The book has an emphasis on Arab theatre from the early modern period to the present. Topics include race and national identity in Egyptian theatre; early writing in the Arab theatre in North America; Persian-language theatre and the Islamic Revolution in Iran; Palestinian nationalist theatre; and a survey of the work of noted Egyptian playwright Yusuf Idris.
- ISBN10 9774246071
- ISBN13 9789774246074
- Publish Date 31 May 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country EG
- Imprint The American University in Cairo Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English