{"product_id":"the-arab-shakespeare-trilogy-paperback","title":"The Arab Shakespeare Trilogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSulayman Al Bassam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGraham Holderness\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSulayman Al Bassam is one of the world's leading contemporary dramatists. His adaptations of Shakespeare, performed around the world, have won many awards and met with widespread acclaim on four continents. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume brings together for the first time three of Al Bassam's adaptations of Shakespearean plays - including versions of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRichard III\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e - collectively known as \u003ci\u003eThe Arab Shakespeare Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Al-Hamlet Summit\u003c\/i\u003e sees the familiar characters of \u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003ereborn as delegates placed in a conference room in an unnamed modern Arab state on the brink of war; \u003ci\u003eRichard III: an Arab Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's classic, reworked and transplanted into the scorching oil-rich Islamic world of the Gulf; while \u003ci\u003eThe Speaker's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e is a forensic reconstruction of \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e which transforms into an unequivocal act of defiance towards the state, forming a dark satire on the decades of hopelessness and political inertia that fed twenty-first-century revolts across the Arab region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Arab Shakespeare Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e features an editorial introduction by Graham Holderness, positioning the plays within the contexts of both modern Shakespearean drama and Arab culture as well as an author's preface by Sulayman Al Bassam, detailing the plays' history of theatrical reception and outlining his philosophy of Shakespeare adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSulayman Al Bassam\u003c\/b\u003e (b. Kuwait, 1972) founded Zaoum Theatre in London in 1996 before establishing SABAB Theatre, the Arabic arm, in 2002. His plays have been published in various languages and study of his work forms part of higher education curriculae at universities in the USA and the Middle East. He produces work in both English and Arabic languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Holderness\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Hertfordshire, author or editor of numerous studies in early modern and modern literature and drama, and General Editor of the peer-reviewed journal Critical Survey. He is also a creative writer, novelist and award-winning poet.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717490217023,"sku":"9781472526489","price":47.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f9eeb5030f450968d11a31b1d11b573c.webp?v=1765078654","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-arab-shakespeare-trilogy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}