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Shakespeare’s Dramaturgy in the History of Arab
Theatre

Publication date: 19.09.2016

Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2016, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. 65 - 72

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843933ST.16.008.5317

Authors

Sebastian Gadomski
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6718-8242 Orcid
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Titles

Shakespeare’s Dramaturgy in the History of Arab
Theatre

Abstract

The studies and monographs published over the years leave no doubt as to the great significance of Shakespeare’s works for Arabic drama and theatre. The Lebanese writer Michail Nuayma went so far as to say “Shakespeare remains a Ka’ba to which we make pilgrimages, and a Qib-
la to which we turn in prayer.” No doubt the words of one of the leading writers of Syrian-
-American school cause huge surprise and even consternation. At the same time they encourage us to reflect on the ways of reading and interpreting Shakespearean drama in the Arab world.
This article aims to show the reception of William Shakespeare’s plays in Arab theatre starting from first attempts of staging his works until their contemporary interpretations and attempts to formulate a response to the question of what has made Shakespeare remain continuously one of the closest Western playwrights to the Arab culture for more than a century.

 

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Information: Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2016, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. 65 - 72

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Shakespeare’s Dramaturgy in the History of Arab
Theatre

English:

Shakespeare’s Dramaturgy in the History of Arab
Theatre

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6718-8242

Sebastian Gadomski
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6718-8242 Orcid
All publications →

Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

Published at: 19.09.2016

Article status: Open

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