Arabic Writing Today

This book is the first critical survey of modern Egyptian drama during the period of its maturity from the 1930s to the present day. A discussion of the work of

This study of Egyptian theatre and its narrative construction explores the ways representations of Egypt are created of and within theatrical means, from the 19

This reference work covers the classical, transitional and modern periods. Editors and contributors cover an international scope of Arabic literature in many co

An introduction to Modern Arabic Literature, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present

Provides information on the works and lives of 150 authors who write primarily in Arabic, from the first known works of Arabic literature in the 5th and 6th cen

An annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world wide since 1945, plus an index to key names throughout the six

The essays, which discuss authors in a variety of literary genres and across the spectrum of the region concerned-from Iraq in the East to Tunisia in the West-p