Poetics, plays, and performances : the politics of modern Indian theatre / Vasudha Dalmia.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Oxford India Paperbacks | Oxford India paperbacksPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: xiii, 366 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780195695052
0195695054

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DDC classification:

792.095 22 DAL

Contents:

In search of a national theatre. 'The national drama of the Hindus' : Harishchandra of Banaras and the 'classical' traditions in late-nineteenth-century India -- Twentieth-century projections of the past : Jayshankar Prasad and the new subjectivity -- Neither half nor whole : Mohan Rakesh and the modernist quest -- The nation and its 'Folk'. Folk theatre and the search for an indigenous idiom : Brecht in India -- Brecht in Hindi : the poetics of response -- 'To be more Brechtian is to be more Indian' : on the theatre of Habib Tanvir -- What is Indian? Encountering the other, accosting the self -- 'I am a Hindu' : assertions and queries.

Summary: This book addresses the political and aesthetic concerns of modern Indian theatre, tracing its genealogies, and looking in particular at its appropriation of folk theatre. Beginning with the plays of Bharatendu Harishchandra in the 1870s Banaras, the book moves forward to Jayashankar Prasad and Mohan Rakesh, landmark figures in the history of modern Indian theatre. In addition, it brings to light the intense urban interaction with folk theatre forms, their politicization in the 1940s and later again in the 1970s. Inspired by the urban interest in folk theatre and Brecht’s influence on theatre, the book throws light on ‘Brecht in Hindi’. Looking at the politics of the modern Indian theatre and the actions and reactions inspired by official policymaking in the capital of the nation and its international representation, this book maps the creative routes of some of the avant-garde women directors since the last decade of the twentieth century.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Arts & Sports	Non-fiction	792.095 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30022
General Books	CUTN Central Library Arts & Sports	Non-fiction	792.095 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		26193

Originally published: 2006.

In search of a national theatre. 'The national drama of the Hindus' : Harishchandra of Banaras and the 'classical' traditions in late-nineteenth-century India --
Twentieth-century projections of the past : Jayshankar Prasad and the new subjectivity --

Neither half nor whole : Mohan Rakesh and the modernist quest --
The nation and its 'Folk'. Folk theatre and the search for an indigenous idiom : Brecht in India --
Brecht in Hindi : the poetics of response --

'To be more Brechtian is to be more Indian' : on the theatre of Habib Tanvir --

What is Indian? Encountering the other, accosting the self --

'I am a Hindu' : assertions and queries.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book addresses the political and aesthetic concerns of modern Indian theatre, tracing its genealogies, and looking in particular at its appropriation of folk theatre. Beginning with the plays of Bharatendu Harishchandra in the 1870s Banaras, the book moves forward to Jayashankar Prasad and Mohan Rakesh, landmark figures in the history of modern Indian theatre. In addition, it brings to light the intense urban interaction with folk theatre forms, their politicization in the 1940s and later again in the 1970s. Inspired by the urban interest in folk theatre and Brecht’s influence on theatre, the book throws light on ‘Brecht in Hindi’. Looking at the politics of the modern Indian theatre and the actions and reactions inspired by official policymaking in the capital of the nation and its international representation, this book maps the creative routes of some of the avant-garde women directors since the last decade of the twentieth century.

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