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

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

This is a study of the life and work of Ibn Dāniyāl (d. 1310), a Cairo-based eye doctor, poet, playwright, court jester, and arguably one of the most controversial cultural figures of his time. Drawing on medieval Arabic sources, many still in manuscript and some used for the first time, the author...

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Main Author: Guo, Li, 1956-

Other Authors: Ibn Dānīyāl, Muḥammad, 1249 or 50-1310 or 11.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill. c2012.

Series: Islamic History and Civilization 93.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223295.

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IIbn 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.

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Call Number: PJ7760.I185 Z86 2012

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Act 1: Eye Doctor and Street Buffoon
  • Act 2: Court Panegyrist and Jester
  • Act 3: Satirist and Shadow Playwright
  • The Making of the Arabic Shadow Play
  • The Ornament of the Poetry
  • The Many Faces of a Performer
  • The Phantom: A Shadow Play
  • Appendix 1: Manuscripts
  • Appendix 2: Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index.