Tawfiq Al hakim

Seven Sleepers of Ephesus ' but was actually a story of the struggles of human beings against time . Subsequently , in the same year , he published the novel , Awdat Al-Ruh (Return of the Spirit , which also received critical acclaim . Another work that caught the attention of a lot of his countrymen was The Maze of Justice , because it basically portrays the life of an Egyptian family during the chaotic years of the 1919 revolution (Answers .com . Many considered this work as a perfect example of the various problems faced by rural Egypt such as

conflicting laws and values and practices that originated in Europe and are not homegrown

In general , most of his works consisted of themes that reflect the social status of Egypt during that time . These works include Sirr al-muntahirah (The Secret of the Suicide Girl ) and A Bullet in the Heart (Answers .com . However , his most daring drama was the lengthy Muhammad (1936 , but this was not intended to be performed on an actual stage due to the sacred nature of the . Another notable contribution of Al-Hakim is his three types of theatrical art . These include Biographical theatre , Intellectual theatre , and Objective theatre (EgyptianFigures .com . In Biographical theatre , he illustrated his personal experiences and perceptions towards various issues and s in life while in Intellectual theatre , the plays were only meant to be read and not acted , which is why he never labeled them as true plays . On the other hand , in Objective theatre , the plays he wrote were solely meant to portray the realities of Egyptian life (EgyptianFigures .com . He died in 1987

In short , Al-Hakim introduced major ideas in drama and arguably revolutionized Arabic literature itself . He also single-handedly made drama an integral and highly-acclaimed part of Arabic literature . Prior to his contributions , prose plays were mainly...