Studies in the Arab Theater and Cinema

Jacob M. Landau

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781138192287
• eBook ISBN:
  9781317246268
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Regional Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

The Arab theatre and cinema are among the most neglected subjects in the studies of Oriental literature and research into the history of theatre. This book, written by the acclaimed scholar Jacob M. Landau and first published in 1958, is a survey of the development of the Arab theatre and cinema as cultural and social phenomena and goes a long way in shedding some light on these neglected subjects.

APPENDIX A

List of Some Arabic Plays, 1848—1956

Principles guiding the List:

1. Plays are Listed in two sections, original and translated.

2. Plays are Listed alphabetically under the author’s known last name (the particle al is not taken into consideration in the alphabetical sequence).

3. Anonymous plays are Listed under First word of title.

4. If a play has had more than one translation into Arabic, it is Listed under author’s name and arranged by the alphabetical order of the translators’ names.

5. References in parentheses indicate sources for additional information, if any, about a play.

I. ORIGINAL PLAYS

1.	Abāẓa, ‘Azīz, al-‘Abbāsa, an historical play in literary Arabic verse (K., vol. I, Dec., 1945, pp. 223–230; KM, vol. I, Jan., 1946, pp. 588–594).
2.	Id., ‘Alā hāmish al-jāmťa al-‘arabiyya, a i-act play, presenting poets from various Arab countries. Prod. before Fārūq, 1946. Publ. in K., vol. I, Apr., 1946, pp. 858–864.
3.	Id., Anāt ḥā’ira (KM, fasc. 4, Jan., 1946, p. 588).
4.	Id., Gẖưrūb al-Andalus, a 5-act hist, play in lit. Ar. verse—the story of the last of the “Mulūk al-ṭawā’if.” Cairo, Maṭb. Miṣr. n.d. (1952?); XVI, 120 pp. (al-Zamān, Oct. 21, 1952, p. 4; AJ, Oct. 27, 1952; A., Dec. 3, 1952). First named Suqūṭ al-Andalus (M., June 30, 1952, p. 10). With an introd. by Ṭaha Ḥusain.
5.	Id., al-Nāṣir (A., Dec. 3, 1952, p. 5).
6.	Id., Qaīs wa-Lubnā. A 5-act drama in lit. Ar. verse, describing fiery love in the early days of the Umayyad dynasty. With an introd. by ‘Abbās Maḥmūd al-‘Aqqād. N.p. (Cairo?), al-Firqa al-miṣriyya li’l-tamṯẖīl wa’l-mūsīqā, n.d.; 174 PP. First prod, in Egypt, 1943 (KM, vol. I, Jan., 1946, p, 588; RC, Feb. 1953, p. 181).
7.	Id., Sẖajarat al-Durr. A 4-act hist, drama in lit. Ar. verse, tracing the career of the famous woman who ruled Egypt in mid-13th century (A., Dec. 3, 1952, p. 5; RC, Feb., 1953, pp. 196–206).
8.	‘Abbās, ‘Abd al-Hamīd, Maṯẖalunā’l-a‘lā, apparently a moral-play for schools. Baghdad, Government Press, prob. 1934 (Mu., vol. LXXXV, Oct. 1, 1934, p. 256).
9.	‘Abbās al-Azharī, Aḥmad, ḎhīQār (Dāgẖir, p. 587).
10.	Id., Fatāt al-gẖār (ibid).
11.	Id., al-Samau’al wa’l-sibāq (ibid.).
12.	‘Abbāsiyya. In the répertoire of the al-Rīḥānī troupe (A., July 27, 1952, p. 7).
12a.	‘Abbūd, Mārūn, al-Aḵhras al-mutakallim. Publ. 1925; 32 pp. (Ma., XLII, 1948, p. 438).
12b.	Id., Asẖbāḥ al-al-qarn al-sābi‘ ‘asẖar. 1924; 80 pp. (ibid., p. 440).
12c.	Id., Magẖāwir al-jinn. Beirut, Maṭābi‘ Qūzmā, 1926; 92 pp. (ibid. XLIII, 1949, p. 286).
13.	al-‘Abbūsẖī, Burhān al-Dīn, Waṭan al-sẖahīd. A 5-act political play in lit. Ar. verse, calling for united Arab action against Jewish activities in Palestine. Jerusalem, al-Maṭb. al-iqtiṣādiyya, 1947; II, 86 pp.
14.	‘Abd Allāh, ṣūfī, Kasbunā’l-brīmō. A play in the colloquial Arabic of Egypt. Prod, in 1951–1952 (K., vol VII, June, 1952, p. 753). ‘Abd al-‘Azīz, ‘Umar, see: List of Ar. Plays, Transl.—Prévost.
15.	‘Abd al-‘Aẓīm, ‘Alī, al-Wallāda. An hist play in verse. Prob. 1948 (ibid., vol. IVJan., 1949, pp. 153–154). ‘Abd al-Fādī, Ibrāhīm, see: List of Ar. Plays, Transl.—Maeterlinck.
15a.	‘Abd al-Fattāh, Muḥammad, Lailā. Prod. in Egypt (Najm, al-Masraḥiyya etc., p. 84). ‘Abd al-Hādī, Raḍwān, see: List of Arabic Plays, transl.—Shakespeare.
15b.	‘Abd al-Ḥamīd, Muḥammad, al-Rāqiṣa. A 3-act play. Cairo, Maṭb al-Ismā‘īliyya al-kubrā, 1947; 117 pp. (Ma., XLIII, 1949, p. 120). ‘Abd al-Hamīd, Muḥammad Munīr, see: List of Ar. Plays, transl.—Sheridan. ‘Abd al-Malik, Iskandar Jirjis, see: List of Ar. Plays, Transl.—Shakespeare.
16.	‘Abd al-Mun‘im, Ismā‘īl, ‘Amr bnu al-Āṣṣ. An hist. play, followed by a list of Arabic Technical terms of the theater. Cairo, Maṭb. al-Qāhira, 1925 (?) (Fihris, IV, p. 68).
16a.	‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib, Muḥammad & Mar‘ī, Muḥammad ‘Abd al-Muṭī, Hayāt Imri’ al-Qais bni Ḥujr. 1911 (Najm, al-Masraḥi...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• PREFACE
• INTRODUCTION
• I THE BACKGROUND
• II THE ARAB THEATER
• III THE ARAB CINEMA
• CONCLUSION
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• A LIST OF SOME ARABIC PLAYS, 1848–1956
• ABBREVIATIONS
• INDEX