Ibn Dāniyāl’s shadow plays in Egypt: The character of Ṭayf al-Khayāl
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- Ahmed SHAFIK (ES)
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The character of Prince Wiṣāl, main hero of the first dramatic piece by Ibn Dāniyāl, has not ceased to arouse the interest of critics. Nevertheless, it seems to us that a sufficient attention has not been paid to Ṭayf al-Khayāl, confidant of the hero, such that light still needs to be shed on diverse aspects of Ibn Dāniyāl’s creation. For this reason, using a few folkloric and literary traditions, I will analyze the figure of Ṭayf al-Khayāl to better outline his relevant peculiarities.
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