al-Ḥakīm, Tawfīq

by Starkey, Paul

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Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm (1898–1987) is widely regarded as the founder of the modern Egyptian theatre and was also a major contributor to the development of the Arabic novel. He was born in Alexandria, and his early enthusiasm for literature was reinforced when he moved to Cairo to complete his schooling. There he attended productions by the Lebanese actor and impresario Jūrj Abyaḍ (1880–1959) and others, and began writing and improvising plays in colloquial Arabic for the popular theatre. He was briefl…

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Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm (1898–1987) is widely regarded as the founder of the modern Egyptian theatre and was also a major contributor to the development of the Arabic novel. He was born in Alexandria, and his early enthusiasm for literature was reinforced when he moved to Cairo to complete his schooling. There he attended productions by the Lebanese actor and impresario Jūrj Abyaḍ (1880–1959) and others, and began writing and improvising plays in colloquial Arabic for the popular theatre. He was briefly arrested during the 1919 revolt, for which

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Starkey, Paul

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