| Modern Indian Theatre: A Reader Contributor(s): Bhatia, Nandi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198075065 ISBN-13: 9780198075066 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Asian - General - Literary Collections | Asian - General - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 792 |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the late nineteenth century, theatre has played a significant role in shaping social and political awareness in India. It has served to raise concerns in post-Independence India as well. Modern Indian Theatre: A Reader brings together writings that speak to the historical contexts from which theatrical practices emerged-colonization, socio-cultural suppression and appropriation, intercultural transformations brought about by the impact of the colonial forces, and acute critical engagement with socio-political issues brought about by the hopes and failures of Independence. The volume addresses pertinent questions like how drama influences social change, the response of drama to the emergence and domination of mass media and the proliferation and influence of western media in India, and how mediations of gender, class, and caste influence drama, its language, forms, and aesthetics. The Introduction by Nandi Bhatia provides a comprehensive understanding of the interface between Indian theatre and 'modernity'. |