Book contents
- Molière in Context
- Molière in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Charts and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Translations
- Abbreviations
- Biographical Preface
- Part I Socio-Political Context
- Part II Intellectual and Artistic Context
- Part III Theatrical Context (Paris)
- Part IV Theatrical Context (Court)
- Part V Reception and Dissemination
- Part VI Afterlives
- Chapter 29 Molière at the Hôtel Guénégaud and the Comédie-Française: The Early Years
- Chapter 30 Comedy after Molière
- Chapter 31 Molière as National Hero
- Chapter 32 Molière in Performance: Twentieth- and Twenty- First-Century Productions
- Chapter 33 Molière on the Modern Anglophone Stage
- Chapter 34 Who and What Is Molière? The Film Directors’ Perspective
- Chapter 35 Molière in the Arab World
- Chapter 36 Digital Molière
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 35 - Molière in the Arab World
from Part VI - Afterlives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2022
- Molière in Context
- Molière in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Charts and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Translations
- Abbreviations
- Biographical Preface
- Part I Socio-Political Context
- Part II Intellectual and Artistic Context
- Part III Theatrical Context (Paris)
- Part IV Theatrical Context (Court)
- Part V Reception and Dissemination
- Part VI Afterlives
- Chapter 29 Molière at the Hôtel Guénégaud and the Comédie-Française: The Early Years
- Chapter 30 Comedy after Molière
- Chapter 31 Molière as National Hero
- Chapter 32 Molière in Performance: Twentieth- and Twenty- First-Century Productions
- Chapter 33 Molière on the Modern Anglophone Stage
- Chapter 34 Who and What Is Molière? The Film Directors’ Perspective
- Chapter 35 Molière in the Arab World
- Chapter 36 Digital Molière
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Molière played a significant role in the birth of Arab theatre and has continued to influence it right down to the present day. Every pioneer, from the Machrek to the Maghreb and not forgetting the Gulf, has been inspired by the Molière repertoire, and experts have often queried the reasons for his success. Presenting works by authors from all over the Arab world, this chapter defines Molière’s role in the development of a national Arab theatre, considering some of the adjustments and adaptations that proved necessary.
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- Molière in Context , pp. 334 - 342Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022