The history of theater in Iran

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Who Were the Entertainers?.-Entertainers in the Pre-Islamic Period.-Entertainers in the Early Islamic Period.-Entertainers in the Timurid Period.-Entertainers in the Safavid Period.-Entertainers in the Qajar Period.-Tamasha and Taqlid.-Baqqal-bazi.-Female Plays.-CHAPTER2.PUPPET DRAMA.-Shadow Theater.-Glove Puppets.-String Puppets or Marionettes.-CHAPTER3.NARRATIVE DRAMA OR DRAMATIC STORYTELLING.-Non-religious Epic Drama or Naqqali.-Impact of Modernization.-CHAPTER4.ELEGY RECITATION OR MARTHIYEH-KHVANI.-Rowzeh-Khvani.-Pardeh-Dari or Picture Narration.-CHAPTER5.RELIGIOUS EPIC DRAMA.-Theater (Takiyeh) to Stage the Passion Play.-The Months of Mourning.-Takiyeh Buildings.-Royal Theater(Takiyeh-ye Dowlat).-Lay-out and Embellishment of the Takiyeh.-Number of Takiyehs.-Financing Ta`ziyeh-khvani Is a Pious Act.-Nature of the Text of the Passion Play.-Sequencing of Passion Play Episodes.-Stage Directors.-Actors.-Costumes.-Mise-en-Scene.-Start of the Performance:rowzeh-khvani.-The Tragedy.-Consequences for Actors.-The Tragic Interspersed with Comedy.-Water Carriers.-Keeping the House in Order.-Passion Play for and By Women.-Spectator Behavior During the Performance.-Foreign Spectators.-Behavior of Spectators After the Performance.-The Opposition Against the Passion Play.-Non-Karbala But Related Passion Plays.-The Episode of the European Ambassador.-The `Omar-Koshan Festivity and Play.-CHAPTER6.MODERN THEATER.-The Early Beginnings.-Translations and Iranian plays.-....

Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-332) and index.