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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Litvin, Margaret
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hamlet > (Legendary character)
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Hamlet.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Appreciation > Arab countries.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Translations into Arabic > History and criticism.
Hamlet (Shakespeare, William)
Politics in literature.
Heroes in literature.
Civilization > English influences.
Art appreciation.
Arabic drama.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
Theâtre arabe > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Heros dans la litterature.
Arabic drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
Arabic drama > Egypt > History and criticism.
Egypt.
Arab countries.
Égypte > Civilisation > Influence anglaise.
Egypt > Civilization > English influences.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration and Translation; Introduction; 1 Hamlet in the Daily Discourse of Arab Identity; 2 Nasser's Dramatic Imagination, 1952-64; 3 The Global Kaleidoscope: How Egyptians Got Their Hamlet, 1901-64; 4 Hamletizing the Arab Muslim Hero, 1964-67; 5 Time Out of Joint, 1967-76; 6 Six Plays in Search of a Protagonist, 1976-2002; Epilogue: Hamlets without Hamlet; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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