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This study and edition of nineteenth century Arabic plays, by an Algerian Jew and teachers at the Jewish school in Beirut, reveals the considerable contribution of the Jewish community to the early development of modern Arabic drama. The plays link the Arabian Nights and Jewish Purim-shpil with the comedies of Moliere and the enlightenment drama of Gotthold Lessing.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780199222742
eBay Product ID (ePID)89613383
Product Key Features
Number of Pages456 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameJewish Contributions to Nineteenth-Century Arabic Theatre: Plays from Algeria and Syria - a Study and Texts
Publication Year1996
TypeTextbook
AuthorPhilip Sadgrove, Shmuel Moreh
Subject AreaSocial Organisations
SeriesJournal of Semitic Studies Supplement
Dimensions
Item Height247 mm
Item Weight1033 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorShmuel Moreh, Philip Sadgrove