Hamlet's Arab Journey : Shakespeare's Prince and Nasser's Ghost.

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For the past five decades, Arab intellectuals have seen themselves in Shakespeare's Hamlet: their times "out of joint," their political hopes frustrated by a corrupt older generation. Hamlet's Arab Journey traces the uses of Hamlet in Arabic theatre and political rhetoric, and as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Litvin, Margaret
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Translation/transnation.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Hamlet.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Appreciation > Arab countries.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Translations into Arabic > History and criticism.
Hamlet > (Legendary character)
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Hamlet (Shakespeare, William)
1900-1999
Heroes in literature.
Politics in literature.
Arabic drama > Egypt > History and criticism.
Arabic drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
Héros dans la littérature.
Théâtre arabe > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Arabic drama.
Art appreciation.
Civilization > English influences.
Egypt > Civilization > English influences.
Égypte > Civilisation > Influence anglaise.
Arab countries.
Egypt.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:For the past five decades, Arab intellectuals have seen themselves in Shakespeare's Hamlet: their times "out of joint," their political hopes frustrated by a corrupt older generation. Hamlet's Arab Journey traces the uses of Hamlet in Arabic theatre and political rhetoric, and asks how Shakespeare's play developed into a musical with a happy ending in 1901 and grew to become the most obsessively quoted literary work in Arab politics today. Explaining the Arab Hamlet tradition, Margaret Litvin also illuminates the "to be or not to be" politics that have turned Shakespeare's tragedy into the ess.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (292 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400840106
1400840104
9786613280688
6613280682
128328068X
9781283280686

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