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The performing arts in medieval Islam shadow play and popular poetry in Ibn Daniyāl's Mamluk Cairo /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guo, Li, 1956-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Ibn Dānīyāl, Muḥammad, 1249 or 50-1310 or 11
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Series:Islamic history and civilization ; v. 93.
Subjects:
Ibn Dānīyāl, Muḥammad, > 1249 or 50-1310 or 11 > Criticism and interpretation.
Arabic poetry > 1258-1800 > History and criticism.
Shadow shows > Egypt > Cairo > History > 13th century.
Performing arts > Islamic Empire > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Life as a play. Eye doctor and street buffoon
  • Court panegyrist and jester
  • Satirist and shadow playwright
  • Legacy and controversy. The making of the Arabic shadow play
  • The ornament of the poetry
  • The many faces of a performer
  • The play. The phantom: a shadow play.

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