The Short dramatic script in modern Arab literature: Selected Models (Examples)

Abstract

This research aims at analyzing five short Arab Play texts: “Al-Su`look” (The Tramp) by the Egyptian writer Mohamoud Taymour , “Jutha Ala El-Raseef “ (A Corpse on the Sidewalk ) by the Syrian writer Sa`adallah Wanous , “Al-Sareer” (The Creak) by the Iraqi writer Yusef Al-Ani , “Annasu wal Hijarah “ (People and the Stones ) by the Moroccan writer Abdul-Kareem Barsheed , and “Rajulun wa Imra`a Fi Hawd El-Samak” (A Man and a Woman in the Fish Aquarium “ by the Syrian writer Waleed Fadel . Before analyzing the plays, the research introduced a theoretical framework about the short play: its definition , characteristics and roots , as well as the modern short play in both the western and the Arab world.