Hamlet in Arabic

Abstract

This paper intends to discuss the various treatments of Hamlet in Arabic culture. The study will reveal that Shakespeare's much discussed play has also become a subject of continual interest in Arabic writings. The play has been diversely interpreted and innovatively treated in Arabic belles‐lettres. The paper aims to highlight these areas in particular: (1) early reception; (2) translation and performance; (3) literary uses; and (4) critical response. It is to be understood that Shakespeare has been widely received into Arabic culture, but his play Hamlet remains his best known, leaving indelible impact on the Arabic creative mind. This has been manifested so much in the various translations of the play as well as in the different interpretations accorded to it both in literature and criticism and on the stage.

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