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Autore |
Ḥakīm Tawfīq <1898-1987.> |
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Titolo |
The essential Tawfiq al-Hakim : plays, fiction, autobiography / / edited by Denys Johnson-Davies |
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Cairo ; ; New York, : American University in Cairo Press, 2008 |
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1-61797-166-9 |
1-936190-34-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (243 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Arabic literature - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Body |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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