مسرحية القديسة برباره




TITLE
مسرحية القديسة برباره - Masraḥiyyat al-Qadīsa Barbāra (English: The Play of St. Barbara)


AUTHOR NAME 1
Mikhail Maksi Eskander
AUTHOR NAME ORIGINAL LANGUAGE 1
ميخائيل مكسى إسكندر

PRINTED BY
شركة هارمونى للطباعة

PUBLICATION COUNTRY
Egypt

LANGUAGE 1
Arabic (standard)

GENRE 1
Hagiography

DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATION
Several simple black and white drawings (crosses, angels...)

NR OF PAGES
192

KEYWORDS
Martyrs , Martyrdom , Saints , Women saints , Life story

CITATION
Mikhail Maksi Eskander. مسرحية القديسة برباره, The Play of St. Barbara. Cairo: مكتبة المحبة (Mahabba Bookshop).
IS A TRANSLATION
No

FORM OF PUBLICATION 1
Paperback with ISBN

ISBN NUMBER
977-12-0635-4

PUBLISHED BY
مكتبة المحبة (Mahabba Bookshop)

PUBLICATION CITY
Cairo

CHURCH 1
Coptic Orthodox Church

CONTENT DESCRIPTION
The book tells life stories and martyrdom of two female saints - St. Barbara and St. Juliana. The author points out that the story is based on real events, using various Coptic and Western writings as main sources. The book is written in a form of a theater play (with scenes).

GENERAL COMMENTS
The author mentions that the book is suitable for readings and theatrical plays during different spiritual occasions found in the contemporary Coptic literature. Additionally, it is aimed at educating young people.


Summary of the book and its contents

The Play of Saint Barbara

Introduction