The Theatre of Sa'dallah Wannous: A Critical Study of the Syrian Playwright and Public Intellectual [Hardcover]

Offers new perspectives on Sa'dallah Wannous' significance as a playwright and public intellectual in the Arab world and world theatre.The Theatre of Sa'dallah Wannous is the first book in English to provide a clear sense of the complexities of Wannous' life and work, offering new perspectives on his significance as a playwright and public intellectual in both the Arab world and in world theatre.The Theatre of Sa'dallah Wannous is the first book in English to provide a clear sense of the complexities of Wannous' life and work, offering new perspectives on his significance as a playwright and public intellectual in both the Arab world and in world theatre.The Theatre of Sa'dallah Wannous is the first book in English to provide a clear sense of the significance and complexity of Wannous' life and work. It is unique in bringing cross-disciplinary scholarship on Wannous together and aligning it with cultural practice and memory by including contributions from leading academics as well as renowned cultural figures from the Arab world. This volume should be of interest to literary and theatre studies scholars, cultural historians, theatre practitioners and anyone who cares about contemporary theatre, Syria and the Arab world. Collectively, the contributions demonstrate the role of cultural production - especially dramatic literature - in providing a portrait of and shaping a culture in the throes of profound transformation.Introduction Robert Myers and Sonja Mejcher-Atassi; Part I. Situating Wannous: 1. Wannous, Syrian and world drama Marvin Carlson; 2. Wannous and Brecht: The Playwright as Political Activist Robert Myers and Nada Saab; Part II. Reading Wannous: 3. Keeping Silent, or the Silence that Kept Wannous Zeina G. Halabi; 4. The Failure of Revolutionary Humanism: Reading Wannous with Fanon Friederike Pannewick; 5. Historiography as Resistance in the Later Plays of Wannous Edward Ziter; Part III. Staging Wannous: 6. Rituals Transformed: Wannous, Intercultural Transl£†