Contemporary Plays from Iraq
volume ii
$78.15
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
23 July 2025
Summary
Voices from the Ruins: Contemporary Plays from Iraq, Volume II
Eleven plays that respond to the aftermath of the American-led invasion, providing a window into Iraq’s cultural and theatrical landscape during a time of profound change.
Standing as a testament to Iraq’s enduring spirit and its deep-rooted tradition of political theatre, this volume expands on the previous instalment, showcasing the themes and dramatic styles that help define the country’s art.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350465268 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350465267 |
| Series: | Methuen Drama Play Collections |
| Author: | A. Al-Azraki, Jawad al-Assadi, Muhaned Al Hadi, Jeffery P. Casey, Abdul Razaq al-Rubai, Nahedh AlRamadhani, Ali Abdel-Nabi Al-Zaidi, Faten Altaee |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 22mm |
About The Author
A. Al-Azraki
Amir Al-Azraki is a theatre scholar and an Associate Professor of Arabic language, literature, and culture at University of Waterloo, Canada. Playwright: Waiting for Gilgamesh: Scenes from Iraq, The Mug, and The Widow. Author: The Discourse of War in Contemporary Theatre (in Arabic). Translator: Africanism: Blacks in the Medieval Arab Imaginary. Co-editor and co-translator of Contemporary Plays from Iraq.
Jeffery P. Casey is Associate Professor of Theatre and Theatre Director at Norwich University, USA. His scholarly articles have appeared in Theatre Topics, Modern Drama, Quarterly Review of Film and Video, and Ecumenica.
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