Presentation of plays “Si Nistri” and “Si Lehlu” by Mohya

Abstract

This article scrutinises two of Mohia’s theatrical adaptations. It opens with a brief overview of his life and work, then, it examines the hypotexts “La Farce de Maître Pathelin” and “Le Médecin malgré lui” along with their kabyle adaptations, “Si Nistri” and “Si Leḥlu”. The study compares these works in order to highlight certain themes found in the texts and to show how Mohia anchors these pieces of universal theatre in the amazigh language and in a Kabyle sociocultural context, thereby contributing to their appropriation within the local cultural sphere.