Collected Plays Volume 1 Paperback / softback
by Late Girish, Mr (Collected Plays Vol 1, Collected Plays Vol 1, author, actor, ex-OUP editor) Karnad
Paperback / softback
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Th e troubled reign of a fourteenth-century sultan of Delhi helps dramatizethe crisis of secular nationhood in post-Independence India.
A twelft hcenturyfolktale about 'transposed heads' off ers a path-breaking model fora quintessentially 'Indian' theatre in postcolonial times.
The folktale abouta woman with a snake lover explores gender relations within marriage. Individual human sexuality meets the historical debate on violence in Indianculture.
The plays in this volume span roughly the fi rst half of the career ofGirish Karnad, one of India's pre-eminent playwrights. Th e three-volume set of Karnad's Collected Plays brings together Englishversions of his important works.
Each volume contains an extensiveintroduction by theatre scholar Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker, Professorof English and Interdisciplinary Th eatre Studies, University of Wisconsin,Madison.
Th e introductions trace the literary and theatrical evolution ofKarnad's work over six decades and position it in the larger context ofmodern Indian drama.
In addition, they comment on Karnad's place as authorand translator in a multilingual performance culture and the relation of hisplaywriting to his work in the popular media. Each of these volumes serves as a collector's item, making Karnad's worksaccessible to theatre lovers worldwide.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:356 pages
- Publisher:OUP India
- Publication Date:27/01/2021
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- ISBN:9780190127695
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:356 pages
- Publisher:OUP India
- Publication Date:27/01/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9780190127695
