The Arabist: Budapest Studies in Arabic

Arab Theatre and Syrian Folk Culture: Comments on the Relationship Between Syrian Dramatic Art and the Present-Day Public

Arab Theatre and Syrian Folk Culture: Comments on the Relationship Between Syrian Dramatic Art and the Present-Day Public

Rosella Dorigo Ceccato (University of Venice)

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doi: 10.58513/ARABIST.1995.15-16.11

Abstract

The article presents the findings of a research conducted in Damascus in September 1987 during which the author conducted interviews with famous Syrian playwrights – Saʿdallāh Wannūs, Mamdūḥ ʿUdwān, ʿAlī ʿUqla ʿUrsān – who disclosed the reasons for the recent changes in their styles.

 
 
 

Keywords

Arabic literature, Arabic drama, Syria, Saʿdallāh Wannūs, Mamdūḥ ʿUdwān, ʿAlī ʿUqla ʿUrsān