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

Name: The performing arts in medieval Islam : shadow play and popular poetry in Ibn Daniyal's Mamluk Cairo /
Author: Guo, Li, 1956-

Title	The performing arts in medieval Islam : shadow play and popular poetry in Ibn Daniyal's Mamluk Cairo /
Author	Guo, Li, 1956-
Publication Date:	2012
Publication Place	Leiden ; Boston - Brill.c2012.
Subject	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.
Type	Book
Language	English
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	240
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages)
Library:	American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID	Unknown
Record ID	39820
Library Location	ARCE Library
Date	2012
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-233) and index. \| 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 further contextualizes Ibn Dāniyāl's work with respect to poetry production and popular culture in the Islamic Near East in the post-Mongol period. The book also presents the first full English translation of "The Phantom," one of Ibn Dāniyāl's three shadow plays, the only surviving pre-Ottoman Arabic theatrical texts.
Sample Text	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 further contextualizes Ibn Dāniyāl's work with respect to poetry production and popular culture in the Islamic Near East in the post-Mongol period. The book also presents the first full English translation of "The Phantom," one of Ibn Dāniyāl's three shadow plays, the only surviving pre-Ottoman Arabic theatrical texts.
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Seri	Islamic History and Civilization93.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223295.

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

Author Guo, Li, 1956-

Publication Date 2012

Publication Place Leiden ; Boston - Brill.c2012.

Subject 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.

Type Book

Language English

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 240

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages)

Library American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

Library Asset ID Unknown

Record ID 39820

Library Location ARCE Library

Date 2012

Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-233) and index. | 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 further contextualizes Ibn Dāniyāl's work with respect to poetry production and popular culture in the Islamic Near East in the post-Mongol period. The book also presents the first full English translation of "The Phantom," one of Ibn Dāniyāl's three shadow plays, the only surviving pre-Ottoman Arabic theatrical texts.

Sample Text 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 further contextualizes Ibn Dāniyāl's work with respect to poetry production and popular culture in the Islamic Near East in the post-Mongol period. The book also presents the first full English translation of "The Phantom," one of Ibn Dāniyāl's three shadow plays, the only surviving pre-Ottoman Arabic theatrical texts.

Erişim Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Seri Islamic History and Civilization93.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223295.