Recently published by the General Union of Writers and Authors in Iraq is a new critical book titled “Dramatic Language: Concept and System in the Arab Dramatic Text” by critic and researcher Safra Naji, as part of the “Studies” series.
The book addresses the concept of dramatic language in the Arab theatrical text, viewing it as a communicative act that transcends the limits of apparent expression to the underlying structures, examining the mechanisms of meaning production and existential perception, along with the intellectual and aesthetic questions associated with it.
The publication focuses on the dramatic linguistic system and its dynamics in approaching the meaning of existence, through concepts related to the intentionality of communication, interaction between existence and its selves, as well as exploring the aesthetic relationship between existence and its dramatic agents, and the role of interpretation in unveiling the meanings of theatrical discourse.
The book also highlights the uniqueness of the theatrical text as a written, visual, and performative document, combining reading and viewing, and employing both the spoken and unspoken in shaping meaning and producing significance, revealing the multiplicity of levels of theatrical discourse and methods of reception.
This publication is part of the General Union of Writers and Authors in Iraq's efforts to support critical and research studies, enriching the Iraqi and Arab library with publications that address literature and theater and the transformations of creative and critical discourse.