The artistic construction of a play ‘alfil ya malik alzaman’ A Linguistics study in discourse Analysis Theory

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Al-Alsun, Ain Shams University

Abstract

This research deals with the artistic structure of the dialogue in the play The Elephant, O King of Time by Saadallah Wannous, a writer who lived through the defeat of 1967’s Six Day Warand was affected by it in his writings. 
The research is based on the theory of discourse analysis; As the theatrical text is a message that the writer wants to deliver to the reader in order to express what he wants indirectly.  
The research studies the theatrical dialogue because it reveals the nature of the characters and the development of events. The research also focuses on semantics, declarative and constructive methods, metaphors. 
The research was also concerned with theatrical instructions due to their importance, abundance, and diversity. Saadallah Wannous excelled in describing people and objects, and excelled in employing the emotional expressions of the characters. 

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