Three shadow plays by muhammad ibn dÄniyÄl
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9781909724624
Date de publication :
31 mai 2015
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,9 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
These three plays display the kind of entertainment popular in medieval Egypt. This edition offers the complete text, edited over a long period by a number of scholars and provided with a critical apparatus. The language used entails great textual problems yet it rewards study, combining wit, dramatic entertainment and sophisticated poetry.