| Description |
1 online resource (233 pages) |
| Series |
Modern Arabic literature |
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Modern Arabic literature.
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Body |
| Summary |
The importance of Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) to the emergence of a modern Arabic literature is second only to that of Naguib Mahfouz. If the latter put the novel among the genres of writing that are now an accepted part of literary production in the Arab world today, Tawfiq al-Hakim is recognized as the undisputed creator of a literature of the theater. In this volume, Tawfiq al-Hakim's fame as a playwright is given prominence. Of the more than seventy plays he wrote, The Sultan's Dilemma, dealing with a historical subject in an appealingly light-hearted manner, is perhaps the best known; it a |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ḥakīm, Tawfīq -- Translations into English
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| SUBJECT |
Ḥakīm, Tawfīq, 1898-1987 fast |
| Subject |
Arabic literature -- 20th century.
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FICTION -- General.
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Arabic literature
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| Genre/Form |
Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Johnson-Davies, Denys
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| ISBN |
9781936190348 |
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1936190346 |
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9781617971662 |
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1617971669 |
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