The Arabian nights : a play /

The Arabian nights : a play /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Zimmerman, Mary.
Imprint:	Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2005.
Description:	xvi, 144 p., [11] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Arabian nights -- Drama. Arabian nights. Drama.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5338829

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Other authors / contributors:	Mathers, E. Powys (Edward Powys), 1892-1939.
ISBN:	0810120941 (trade paper : alk. paper)
Notes:	"Based on Powys Mathers's translation, The book of the thousand nights and one night, published by Routledge and Kegan Paul in 1986."--T.p. verso.

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Summary:	A twelve-member cast enacts Scheherazade's tales of love, lust, comedy, and dreams. Scheherazade's cliffhanger stories prevent her husband, the cruel ruler Shahryar, from murdering her, and after 1,001 nights, Shahryar is cured of his madness, and Scheherazade returns to her family. This adaptation offers a wonderful blend of the lesser-known tales from Arabian Nights with the recurring theme of how the magic of storytelling holds the power to change people. The final scene brings the audience back to a modern day Baghdad with the wail of air raid sirens threatening the rich culture and history that are embodied by these tales.<br>
Item Description:	"Based on Powys Mathers's translation, The book of the thousand nights and one night, published by Routledge and Kegan Paul in 1986."--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:	xvi, 144 p., [11] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:	0810120941