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Ibrahim the Mad and Other Plays: An Anthology of Modern Turkish Drama, Volume One (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Talat Halman
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Description for Ibrahim the Mad and Other Plays: An Anthology of Modern Turkish Drama, Volume One (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Paperback. A collection of modern Turkish plays in English dealing with ancient Anatolian mythology, Ottoman history, contemporary social issues, family dramas, and ribald comedy from Turkey's cities and rural areas. It also includes several plays set outside Turkey. Editor(s): Halman, Talat Sait; Warner, Jayne L. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations, biographical notes. BIC Classification: 1DVT; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 857.
Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwriting has been notable for its verve and versatility. This two-volume anthology is the first major collection of modern Turkish plays in English - a selection dealing with ancient Anatolian mythology, Ottoman history, contemporary social issues, family dramas, and ribald comedy from Turkey's cities and rural areas. It also includes several plays set outside Turkey.The two volumes together will feature seventeen plays by major playwrights published or produced from the late 1940s to the 1990s, with volume 1, ""Ibrahim the Mad"" and Other Plays, encompassing plays from the 1940s through the 1960s, ... Read more
Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwriting has been notable for its verve and versatility. This two-volume anthology is the first major collection of modern Turkish plays in English - a selection dealing with ancient Anatolian mythology, Ottoman history, contemporary social issues, family dramas, and ribald comedy from Turkey's cities and rural areas. It also includes several plays set outside Turkey.The two volumes together will feature seventeen plays by major playwrights published or produced from the late 1940s to the 1990s, with volume 1, ""Ibrahim the Mad"" and Other Plays, encompassing plays from the 1940s through the 1960s, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
479
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815608974
SKU
V9780815608974
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About Talat Halman
Talat S. Halman is professor and chairman of the Department of Turkish Literature at Bilkent University in Ankara. Formerly he was on the faculties of Columbia University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, and New York University. He has written or edited more than seventy books, including Contemporary Turkish Literature, Modern Turkish Drama, and Suleyman the Magnificent Poet. He is also ... Read more
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