Political Trends In Egyptian Drama Before The 1919 Revolution:

Ramses Awad

I wish to express my profound gratitude and indebtedness to dr. Ramses Awad, my academie superviser, for the patient help the constant and unfaltering attention he has given me while preparing this work, especially at the initial stage when his invaluable advice was most urgently needed. His prompt readiness to give so much of his time to the scrupulous revision of the translation, his fruitful discussions and his illuminating comments have been one of the major assets on which I have heavily drawn. In addition his friendly and brotherly attitude has incessantly given me added tmpetus to pursue the arduous task of completing the thesis. My thanks are also due to Dr Guiguis Zakarya head of the department English for the geneous encouragement he has given me to submit the thesis, his efficiently facilitating the administrative measures neeessary for registering the thesis, his approval of its subject. I sincerely feel that the oebt I one him and dr. abdul samei, dean of the faculty of alson, is unrepayable.