The individual and society: Salah 'Abdassabur's Layla wal-Majnun

The article examines the impact of the old Arabic Majnun and Layla love story on modern literature. It focuses on a study of Salah 'Abdassabur's verse drama "Layla wal-Majnun" (1970) and compares it to Louis Aragon's marxist-surrealist adaptation of the story, his romance &q...

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Main Author: Khairallah, As'ad E. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Steiner 1995
In: Gesellschaftlicher Umbruch und Historie im zeitgenössischen Drama der islamischen Welt
Year: 1995, Pages: 161-177
Further subjects:B Literature
B Arab countries
B West
B Simile
B The Modern
B Arabische Länder West Literature Moderne Kultur Abd-as-Sabur, Salah Aragon, Louis Simile Cultural contact
B Cultural contact