The Imagined Modern Nation in Yusuf Idris's al-Farafir

Since the staging and publication of "Al-farafir," by Yusuf Idris (1927-91), in 1964--considered by many a watershed in the Egyptian theatrical movement--critics have been at odds with regard to its merits as a play. The cross-cultural context of Arabic drama, Arabic literature between tex...

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Published inModern language quarterly (Seattle) Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 379 - 408
Main Author Ouyang, Wen-chin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seattle, Wash Duke University Press 01.09.1999
University of Washington, etc
Duke University Press, NC & IL
Subjects
Analysis
Arabic language
Arabic literature
Criticism and interpretation
Cross cultural studies
Cultural factors
Drama
Egyptian literature
Idris, Yusuf (1927-1991)
Literary Criticism
Literary Theory
Literature and Literary Studies
Egypt
New York
Cairo Egypt
United States > US
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Summary:Since the staging and publication of "Al-farafir," by Yusuf Idris (1927-91), in 1964--considered by many a watershed in the Egyptian theatrical movement--critics have been at odds with regard to its merits as a play. The cross-cultural context of Arabic drama, Arabic literature between text and context, and text as site for context and the interpretation of "Al-farafir" are discussed.
ISSN:0026-7929
1527-1943
DOI:10.1215/00267929-60-3-379