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Theater in Iran
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This article provides a historical tour of Iran’s theater during the past one hundred years. Both the religious and the patriotic themes which loom large in Iran’s popular and folk art are discussed in relation to Iran’s theater. The gravitation toward Western plays and particularly European theater, presented here, reveals another aspect of Iran’s encounter with modernity and the West. Additionally, the history of various forms of training institutions in the field of theater established in Iran is laid out in a chronological format. The influence of social and political events on Iran’s theatre and the directions it had taken is also an important part of the history of theater presented here. The problem of censorship with which Iran’s theater has been grappling is another important topic to which the author devotes several pages explaining the challenges posed for that industry. The author also devotes a large section of this article to intr
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Bibliography
Naficy, Hamid. "Bibliography". A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 1: The Artisanal Era, 1897-1941, New York, USA: Duke University Press, 2011, pp. 343-370. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822393009-013
Naficy, H. (2011). Bibliography. In A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 1: The Artisanal Era, 1897-1941 (pp. 343-370). New York, USA: Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822393009-013
Naficy, H. 2011. Bibliography. A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 1: The Artisanal Era, 1897-1941. New York, USA: Duke University Press, pp. 343-370. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822393009-013
Naficy, Hamid. "Bibliography" In A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 1: The Artisanal Era, 1897-1941, 343-370. New York, USA: Duke University Press, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822393009-013
Naficy H. Bibliography. In: A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 1: The Artisanal Era, 1897-1941. New York, USA: Duke University Press; 2011. p.343