Ḥamdān, Masūd. <br/><br/>
Poetics, politics and protest in Arab theatre :  the bitter cup and the holy rain / 
Masʻud Hamdan. 
 - Brighton [England] ;  Portland, Or. :  Sussex Academic Press,  2006. 
 - x, 189 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-183) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Theatrical genres and the carnivalesque : art of the theatre -- 2. Theatre in the Arab World : the historical background -- 3. The early comedies of Durayd Lahham and Nihad Qal'i : birth pangs of late satire -- 4. When a gay rogue grows to be a tragic fool : the carnivalesque satires. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1845191064 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Arabic drama--History and criticism--Syria<br/>Political plays Arabic--History and criticism--Syria
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PJ8101 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>892.7/2009358/095691