From Folklore to Critical Discourse: The Use of Popular Heritage in Mourad Snoussi’s Play “The Ghoul with Seven Heads”

Authors

  • Dr. Yasser Guergour

Keywords:

Popular heritage, Algerian theatre, qwal, myth, folktale, Mourad Snoussi…

Abstract

This article falls within the study of mechanisms for employing popular (folk) heritage in contemporary Algerian theatre, through an applied approach to the play “The Ghoul with Seven Heads” by the writer Mourad Snoussi. The study focuses on the use of the character of the qwal (traditional storyteller), and on the evocation of myth and folktale as aesthetic and functional elements in constructing the theatrical discourse.

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Published

2026-01-04

How to Cite

Dr. Yasser Guergour. (2026). From Folklore to Critical Discourse: The Use of Popular Heritage in Mourad Snoussi’s Play “The Ghoul with Seven Heads”. Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 16(1), 261–272. Retrieved from https://pegegog.net/index.php/pegegog/article/view/4700

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): PEGEGOG

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