| I, Anatolia and Other Plays: Volume Two: An Anthology of Modern Turkish Drama Contributor(s): Halman, Talat S. (Editor), Warner, Jayne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815609353 ISBN-13: 9780815609353 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 894.352 |
| LCCN: 2008033409 |
| Series: Middle East Literature in Translation |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.8" W x 9.9" (1.45 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwriting has been notable for its verve and versatility. This two-volume anthology is the first major collection of modern Turkish plays in English--a selection dealing with ancient Anatolian mythology, Ottoman history, contemporary social issues, family dramas, and ribald comedy from Turkey's cities and rural areas. It also includes several plays set outside Turkey. The second volume, "I, Anatolia and Other Plays, includes eight major plays from the 1970s through the end of the millennium. Together, both volumes grant to English readers the pleasure of riveting drama in translations that are colloquial as well as faithful. For producers, directors, and actors they provide a wealth of fresh, new material, with characters ranging from Ottoman sultans to a Soviet cosmonaut, from the Byzantine Empress Theodora to a fisherman's wife, from residents of an Istanbul neighborhood to King Midas, from Montezuma to a Turkish cabinet minister. |