| Description |
xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Don Rubin -- Ch. 1. Iran, the Birthplace of the Ta'ziyeh -- Ch. 2. Islam and the Ta'ziyeh -- Ch. 3. The Origin and Development of the Ta'ziyeh -- Ch. 4. Ta'ziyeh Plays -- Ch. 5. The Ta'ziyeh in Performance -- Ch. 6. The Ta'ziyeh in the Islamic World -- Ch. 7. The Ta'ziyeh Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow -- App. Collections of the Ta'ziyeh |
| Summary |
"The Islamic drama of Iran is known as Ta'zyieh or Shabih. It is a drama enacting the suffering and death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet of Islam. In A.D. 680 he was massacred along with his family in the plain of Karbala near Baghdad by the soldiers of Yazid, the Caliph. This drama was described by the distinguished theatre director Peter Brook as 'a very powerful form of theatre' when he first saw a Ta'ziyeh performance in a village in the north of Iran. Many theatre critics, such as David Williams, claim that it was the Ta'ziyeh that inspired Brook's imagination and led to experimental production such as Orghast and Conference of Birds."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-180) and index |
| Subject |
Taʻziyah -- History and criticism.
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Islamic drama -- History and criticism.
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Persian drama -- History and criticism.
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| LC no. |
2003055201 |
| ISBN |
0714655651 |
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0714684465 |
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