Greek Tragedy and the Middle East

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Greek Tragedy and the Middle East is written by Pauline Donizeau and published by A&C Black. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1350355739 (ISBN 10) and 9781350355736 (ISBN 13).

"Employing the idea of interculturality to study Middle Eastern adaptations of Greek tragedy from the turn of 20th century until the present day, this book first explores the earlier phase of the development of Greek classical reception in Middle Eastern theatre. It then moves to focus on modern Arabic, Persian and Turkish adaptations of Greek tragedy both in the early post-colonial and contemporary periods in the MENA and in Europe. Case by case, this book examines how the classical sources are reworked and adapted, as well as how they engage with interculturality, hybridisation and the circulation of aesthetics and models"--