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  • Short Arabic Plays ed. Salma Khadra Jayyusi, New York & Northampton, 2003.
  • Al-`Ani, Fateh `Azzam, Samia Qazmouz Bakri, Mahmud Diyab, Ahmad Ibrahim al-Faqih, Alfred Farag, Tawfiq al-Hakim (2), Jamal bu Hamdan, Walid Ikhlasi, Riyad `Ismat, Raymond Jabara, Sultan Ben Muhammad al-Qasimi, `Ali Salim, Mamduh `Udwan (2), Sa`d al-din Wahba, Sa`dallah Wannus (2).
  • Section on drama, in Shahrazad's Sisters, Shahrayar's Brothers (PAINTBRUSH Vol. XXVII [2001-2002): 421-99.
  • `Abd al-Hakim, Shawqi, "Dalila," Al-Masrah 38 (Feb. 1967), 64-68. 
  •  -------------, Hasan and Na`ima in Arabic Writing Today:  The Drama ed. Mahmoud Manzalaoui,  Cairo:  The American Research Center in Egypt, 1977, 291-334. 
  • `Abd al-Hakim,  Shawqi [adapt.],  "Sara wa-Haajir," Al-Masrah 40  (Apl.  1967), 27-32. 
  • --------------------- [adapt.],  "Sa`d al-yatiim," Al-Masrah 41 (May 1967), 65- 75. 
  • `Abd al-Sabur, Salah, "Al-Amira tantazir," Al-Masrah 66 (Oct.  1969), 18-23; 67 (Nov. 1969), 37-40. 
  • -----------------, Ba`d an yamut al-malik, trans. as Now the King is Dead by Nehad Selaiha, Cairo: GEBO 1986. 
  • -----------------, "Layla wa-Majnun," in Al-Masrah 70 (Feb.  1970), 65-79. 
  • -----------------,  Murder in Baghdad trans.  Khalil  Semaan,  Leiden:  E.J.Brill, 1972. 
  • -----------------, "Musafir layl," in Al-masrah wa-al-sinama 64 (Jul. 1969), 2-13; translated as Night traveller by M.M Enani, Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organization, 1980. 
  • `Abd  al-Wahid,  `Abd al-Razzaq,  Al-Hurr al-riyahi,  Cairo:  Maktabat Madbuli, 1982. 
  • `Adwan, Mamduh, Hal al-dunya.  Al-Khaddama, Damascus, Ittihad al-Kuttab, 1986. 
  • Al-`Afifi, Muhammad, "Al-Salib," in Al-Masrah 44 (Aug. 1967), 91-100. 
  • `Aflaq, Michael, "The Death of Sindbad," in Mohammed Shaheen, The Modern Arabic Short Story, London: Macmillan Press, 1989. 
  • `Alwan, `Arif, Al-Tatar qadimuna, Beirut: Al-Dar al-`Alamiyya, 1986. 
  • `Azama, Nazir, Uruk tabhathu `an Gilgamesh, Damascus: Ittihad al-Kuttab, 1986. 
  • Badawi,`Abduh, "Al-Muntazar," in Al-Masrah 44 (Aug. 1967), 83-90. 
  • Beckett, Samuel, "Fi-intizar Godot," Al-Masrah 1 (Jan.  1964), 92-127. 
  • Besissou (Basisu),  Mu`in,  "The Trial of  the  Book:  Kalila  and  Dumna,"  in Performing Arts Journal no. 23, 92-99.
  • Brecht,  Berthold, "Al-Qa`ida wa-al-istithna'," trans.  `Abd al-ghaffar Ta`awi, Al-Masrah 2 (Feb. 1964), 117-127. 
  • Bulbul,  Farhan,  "Al-Ta'ir yasjun al-ghurfa,  Pagine  di  teatro  siriano  tr. Rosella Dorigo, Quaderni di studi arabi Venezia, 1983, 25-48. 
  • Da'ud,  Ahmad Yusuf,  "Al-Kanz..kumidiya fi qismayn," Al- Mawqif al-adabi,  May 1972, 97-114. 
  • Da'ud, Anas, Al-Sayyad,  Cairo:  Al-Hay'a al-Misriyya al-`amma,  1988. 
  • Dhihni,  Salah,  Aswat  fi  al-layl,  Damascus:  Dar Talas li-al-dirasat wa-al-tarjama wa-al-nashr, 1986. 
  • Diyab, Mahmud,  Ard la tunbitu al-zuhur,  Cairo:  Al-Hay'a al-Misriyya al-`amma li-al-kitab, 1986. 
  • -------------, "Al-Ghariib," in Al-Masrah 45 (Sept. 1067), 90-102. 
  • -------------, "Layali al-hisad," Al-Masrah 37 (Jan. 1967), 68-112. 
  • -------------, "Gate to Conquest" (Bab al-Futuh), tr. Fatma Mousa-Mahmoud & Amal Aly Mazhar, Prism Translation Series, Cairo, 1999.
  • -------------, "The  Storm"  in  Arabic  Writing  Today:  The Drama ed. Mahmoud Manzalaloui,  Cairo:  The American Research Center in  Egypt,  1977, 185-295.
  • Faraj,  Alfred,  Al-Milaha fi bihar sabah,  Cairo:  Dar al-Mustaqbal al-`Arabi,1986. 
  • -------------, "Al-Nar wa-al-zaytun," in Al-MAsrah 69 (Jan.  1970), 65-91. 
  • -------------, The Trap in Egyptian One-Act Plays trans.  Denys Johnson-Davies, Arab Authors Series 18. London: Heinemann, 1981, 27-38. 
  • Al-Hakim,  Tawfiq,  The  Court of Justice trans.  Ahmad Sharkas in Contemporary Literature in Translation 19 (Summer-Fall 1974), 29-37. 
  • --------------, Dans sa robe verte  trans.Viviane Amina Yagi et Joseph Tubiana, Paris: Bibliotehque Peiresc, 1979. 
  • ----------------,  The Donkey Market trans.  Denys Johnson-Davies,  in Egyptian One-Act Plays, Arab Authors Series 18. London: Heinemann, 1981, 101-118. 
  • ----------------,  The Donkey Market trans.  Roger Allen,  Arab World  October-February 1971-72, 20-28.  reprinted in Small Planet, New York:  Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, 70-81. 
  • ----------------,  Fate of a Cockroach and Other Plays  trans.  Denys  Johnson- Davies, Arab Authors Series 1.  London: Heinemann, 1973.  Fate of a Cokcroach, The Song of Death, The Sultan's Dilemma, Not a Thing out of Place.
  • ----------------, " 'La deputee honorable' [al-na'ibah al-muhtaramah] de Tawfiq al-Hakim," tr. Laurrence Denooz, Middle Eastern Literatures Vol. 6 no. 1 (Jan. 2003): 77-92. 
  • --------------,  Plays,  Prefaces  and Postscripts of Tawfiq al- Hakim trans. W.M. Hutchins, Washington: Three Continents Press, 1981 The Wisdom of Solomon,King Oedipus, Shahrazad, Princess Sunshine, Angel's Prayer
  • ----------------,  The Sultan's Dilemma,  in Farouk Abdel Wahab,Modern Egyptian Drama, Minneapolis & Chicago, 1974, 41-153. 
  • ------------, Song of Death & The Sultan's Dilemma in Arabic Writing Today:The Drama ed.  Mahmoud Manzalaoui,  Cairo:  The American  Research  Center  in Egypt, 1977, 63-183. 
  • -------------,  Theatre  de  nos  temps  ("Demain,"  Mort  ou  Amour," "J'ai choisi"), Paris: Nouvelles editions latines, 1960. 
  • ------------,  The Tree Climber trans.  Denys Johnson-Davies,  Arab Authors Series 17. London: Heinemann, 1980.
  • ------------,  in Monteil,  Vincent,  Anthologie bilingue de la litterature arabe contemporaine, Beirut: Imprimerie Catholique, n.d. 113-27 (Ahl al-kahf)
  • Al-Hindawi, Khalil, "Al-Hubb yakhluq al-aliha," in Al- Mawqif al-adabi 12 (Apl. 1972), 109-116. 
  • Idris, Muhammad, Al-`Urs, Tunis: Sanmar, 1985.
  • Idris, Suhayl, "Zahra min dam," Al-Masrah wa-al-sinama 63 (June 1969), 52-54. 
  • Idris,  Yusuf,  Flipflap and his Master trans.  Trevor Le  Gassick,  in  Arabic Writing  Today:  The Drama ed.  Mahmoud Manzalaoui,  Cairo:  American Research Center in Egypt, 1977, 335-453. 
  • ------------,  The Farfours trans.  Farouk Abdel Wahab in Modern Egyptian Drama Minneapolis & Chicago: Bibliotheca Islamica, 1974, 351-493. 
  • ------------, "Al-Mukhattatin," in Al-Masrah wa-al-sinama 62 (May 1969), 81-96. 
  • Ikhlasi, Walid, "Sahra dimuqratiyya," Al-Mawqif al-adabi 3 Jul. 1971), 111-132. 
  • --------------, "Al-layla nal`ab," Al-Mawqif al-adabi May 1972, 315-326. 
  • Isma`il, Sidqi, "Ayyam Salmun," Al-Mawqif al-adabi May 1972, 155-201. 
  • Al-Jaza'iri,  Ghassan Mahir, "Al-Jundi al-majhul," Al-Mawqif al-adabi May 1972, 225-240. 
  • Juwayda, Faruq, The Fall of Cordova trans. M.M. Enani, Cairo: GEBO, 1988. 
  • Kamil, Farid, The Interrogation in Egyptian One-Act Plays trans. Denys Johnson-Davies, Arab Authors Series 18.  London: Heinemann, 1-26. 
  • Al-Khatib, Mahmud, "Al-Suqur," Mawaqif 5 (Jul.-Aug. 1969), 122-133. 
  • Khurshid,  Faruq,  The Wines of Babylon in Arabic Writing Today:  The Drama ed. Mahmoud Manzalaoui,  Cairo:  The American Research Center in Egypt, 1977, 455-510. 
  • ---------------, "Habazlam Bazaza," in Al-Masrah 48 (Dec.  1967), 84-104. 
  • ---------------, "Thalithan wa-akhiran," Al-Masrah wa-al-sinama 51 (Mar. 1968), 65-78. 
  • Al-Kilani, Hasib, "Fi khidmat al-sha`b," Al-Mawqif al-adabi May 1972, 115-144. 
  • Al-Maghut, Muhammad,  The Hunchback Sparrow in Arabic Writing Today:  The Drama ed.  Mahmoud Mazalaoui,  Cairo:  The American Research Center in Egypt,  1977, 555-639. 
  • Mahfuz, `Isam, Masrahiyyat qasira, Beirut: Abad, 1984.
  • Mahfuz, Najib, "Harassment,  a Play by Najib Mahfuz" trans.  Judith Rosenhouse, Journal of Arabic Literature IX (1978), 105-137. 
  • -------------,  The Chase trans.  Roger Allen,  in Mundus Artium Vol.  X no.  1 (1977), 134-162. 
  • Majalli, Nasim, Majnuna, Cairo: Al-Hay'a al-Misriyya al-`amma, 1988. 
  • Mas`ad, Ra'uf, "Ya layl ya `ayn," in Al-Masrah 47 (Nov. 1067), 88-96. 
  • Al-Mas`adi, Mahmud in:  Monteil, Vincent, Anthologie bilingue de la litterature arabe contemporaine, Beirut: Imprimerie Catholique, n.d.  241-55. 
  • Qataya,  Salman, "Wahid, ithnan, thalatha," Al-Mawqif al- adabi, May 1972, 145-154. 
  • Al-Qaysi, Jalil, "Guevara `ada; iftahu al-abwab," Mawaqif 12 (Nov.-Dec.  1970), 17-42. 
  • Radwan,  Fathi,  "A God in Spite of Himself" trans.  Pierre Cachia,  Journal of Arabic Literature V (1974), 108-126.
  • Ramli, Lenin, Point if View, tr. Yussif Hifnawi, Cairo: Prism Publications, 1999. 
  • Ruman. Mikha'il, Al-Khataab, in Al-Masrah 41 (May 1967), 89-112. 
  • --------,  The New Arrival in Farouk Abdel Wahab,  Modern Egyptian Drama Minneapolis & Chicago, 1974, 154-205.
  • -----------,  The  Newcomer in Arabic Writing Today: The Drama ed.  Mahmoud Manzalaoui, Cairo: The American Research Center in Egypt, 1977, 511-553. 
  • Rushdi, Rashad,  "In the Ladies Compartment" trans.  Pierre Cachia,  Journal of Arabic Literature II (1971), 92-97. 
  • -------------,  A  Journey  Outside  the  Wall  in Farouk Abdel Wahab,  Modern Egyptian Drama, Minneapolis & Chicago, 1974, 206-350. 
  • --------------, Al-Zuhuur laa tadhbil abadan, in Al-Masrah 42 (June 1967),  34-48.
  • Al-Rushud, Saqr, "The Mud," in The Literature of Modern Arabia ed. Salma Khadra Jayyusi, London: Kegan Paul International, 1988, 494-527. 
  • Sa`id, Taha, "Marbat al-faras," in Al-Masrah wa-al-sinama 53-4 (May-June 1968), 85-93. 
  • Salim (=Saalim),  `Ali,  The Wheat Well in Egyptian One-Act Plays trans.  Denys Johnson-Davies, Arab Authors Series 18.  London: Heinemann, 69-100. 
  • ------------------, "Ughniya `ala al-mamarr," Al-masrah 46 (Oct.  1967), 80-92. 
  • Salim (=Saleem), `Abd al-Mun`im, Al-Dars, in Al-Masrah 41 (May 1967), 76-81. 
  • -------------,  Marital  Bliss  trans.  Denys Johnson-Davies,Arab Authors Series 18, London: Heinemann, 39-68. 
  • ---------------, "`Hadhihi al-rihla'," Al-Masrah 39 (Mar.  1967), 88-112. 
  • Salmawy, Muhammad, Come Back Tomorrow and other plays trans.  William Hutchins, Cairo: Alef Publishing House, and Washington: Three Continents Press, 1984. 
  • Salsa,  Jamal,  Sirr al-fida',  Jerusalem:  Al-Matba`a al-`Arabiyya al-haditha, n.d. Sannu`,  Ya`qub,  in  The Literature of Ideas in Egypt Vol.  1 ed.  Louis Awad, Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1986, 68-77.
  • Al-Sayyid, Mahmud, "Al-Jaradh wa-al-malik," Al-Mawqif al- adabi, May 1972, 241-314. 
  • Shawqi, Ahmad, Majnun Laila trans. A.J. Arberry, Cairo: Dar al Maarif, 1933. 
  • -------------, Quais and Laila trans. Dr. jeanette W.S. Atiya, Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organization, 1990.
  • Al-Siba`i, Murad, "Al-Insan wa-al-mawt,' Al-Mawqif al-adabi Jan. 1973, 54-58. 
  • Taymur, Mahmud, The Court Rules in Arabic Writing Today: The Drama ed.  Mahmoud Manzalaoui, Cairo: The American Research Center in Egypt, 1977, 52-63. 
  • Al-Tikirli,  Fu'ad, "Muttahamun siyasiyyun," Mawaqif 6 (Sept.-Oct.  1969), 105-120. 
  • `Udwan,  Mamduh,  "Muhakamat al-rajul al-ladhi lam yuharib," Al-Mawqif al-adabi May 1972, 315-326. 
  • --------------, tr. Rosella Dorigo, Quaderni di studi arabi, Venezia, 1983, 49-84. 
  • `Ursan, `Ali 'Uqla, "Al-Sujun raqm 95," Al-Mawqif al-adabi May 1972, 202-224. 
  • Wahba,  Sa`d al-din,  Mosquito Bridge trans.  Charlotte Shabrawi, Cairo:  GEBO,1987. 
  • -------------------, The Road of Safety, trans.  Fawzi M.  Tadros & Patricia A. Kinchlow, Cairo: GEBO, 1979. 
  • Wannus,  Sa`dallah,  "Haflat samar min ajl khamsat Huzayran," Mawaqif 3 (1968), 5-68. 
  • -----------------,  "Al-Malik  huwa l-malik," tr.  Rosella Dorigo,  Quaderni di studi arabi, Venezia, 1983, 85-104. 
  • -----------------,  "Sahrah  ma`a  Abi  Khalil  al-Qabbani," trans of Act 1 tr. Shawkat Toorawa, in Arabic & Middle Eastern Literatures Vol.  3 no.  1 (2000):19-50. 
  • -----------------, "The Elephant O Lord of the Ges," tr. Peter Clark, Arabic and Middle Eastern Literatures Vol. 4
  • no. 1 (Jan. 2001): 53-68.
  • Zahlawi,  Father Ilyas,  "Al-Madina al-masluba," Al-Mawqif  al-adabi  July-Aug. 1972, 188-189. 

     

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