Guo, Li. <br/><br/>
The Performing Arts in Medieval Islam  Shadow Play and Popular Poetry in Ibn Daniyal's Mamluk Cairo.  [electronic resource] : 

 - Leiden :  BRILL,  2011. 
 - 1 online resource (254 p.) 
<br/><br/>Preface; Abbreviations; Part One Life As a Play; Act One Eye Doctor and Street Buffoon; Act Two Court Panegyrist and Jester; Act Three Satirist and Shadow Playwright; Part Two Legacy and Controversy; The Making of the Arabic Shadow Play; The Ornament of the Poetry; The Many Faces of a Performer; Part Three The Play; The Phantom: A Shadow Play; Appendix 1: Manuscripts; Appendix 2: Sources; Bibliography; Index. 
<br/><br/> Drawing on medieval Arabic sources and earlier scholarship, this book is a study of the life and work of Ibn D?niy?l (d. 1310). It also presents the first full English translation of his shadow play "The Phantom." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004218802 (electronic bk.) 9004218807 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Ibn DàInìIyàIl, Muh̀I£ammad, 1249 or 50-1310 or 11 --Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Arabic poetry--1258-1800--History and criticism.<br/>Ibn DaÌ"niÌ"yaÌ"l, MuhÌ£ammad, 1249 or 50-1310 or 11--Criticism and interpretation.<br/>Performing arts--Islamic Empire--History.<br/>Shadow shows--Cairo--History--13th century.--Egypt<br/>Fine Arts.<br/>Literature.<br/>Arabic poetry--History and criticism.--1258-1800<br/>Shadow shows--History--Egypt--Cairo--13th century.<br/>Performing arts--History.--Islamic Empire<br/>CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Puppets & Puppetry<br/>PERFORMING ARTS / Puppets & Puppetry
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PJ7760.I185 .G886 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.5309621609022