Lectures on the plays of Shawky

He is the prince of poets, Ahmed Shawky, the prominent figure in the world of Arab poetry and the pioneers of literary renaissance in the modern era, which was characterized by the composition of poetic plays. Muhammad Mandour provides us in these lectures an interesting analytical study that focuses in detail on how Ahmed Shawky was able to find a balance between the colors of Western literature and eastern literature in his theatrical works. He reviews how Shawky benefited from his creative literary imagination in addressing historical events, turning it into a tangible reality in front of the reader, which makes him live these events in the best details.