{"product_id":"drama-contemporary-india","title":"Drama Contemporary  -  India","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Erin B Mee\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Erin B Mee\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 361\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0 195664299\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia has one of the world’s richest theater traditions. In DramaContemporary: India, Erin Mee gathers six modern plays from across the country that demonstrate the vitality of Indian theater today. This volume focuses specifically on contemporary plays written in the last five to fourteen years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten from different perspective and in different styles, each of the plays addresses issues facing modern India. Both Girish Karnad’s the fire and the rain and K N Panikkar’s Aramba Chekkan belong to the theater of roots movement. Usha Ganguli’s Rudali is linked to the women’s theater movement, and The Wooden Cart by Tripurari Sharma, though not a street theater piece, comes out of that tradition. Routes and Escape Routes by Datta Bhagat belongs to the Dalit Sahitya (literature of the oppressed) genre. Mahesh Dattani’s Tara, a movement, challenges the Anglo- Indian literary tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume will introduce readers to the country’s rich and varied theatrical culture, and highlight some of the extremely talented playwrights they might not already know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis important anthology presents key works by some of India’s leading playwrights –artists who fuse modernity with tradition. Reading this book will show why today’s Indian theatre is among the world’s most active, exciting, and important. The translations are excellent, as is Erin Mee’s illuminating introduction. These dramas demand to be read, studied, and staged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Richard Schechner, New York University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note On Translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fire and the Rain\u003cbr\u003eBy Girish Karnad, translated by the author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAramba Chekkan\u003cbr\u003eBy Kavalam Narayana Panikkar, translated by the author and Erin B Mee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRudali\u003cbr\u003eBy Usha Ganguli, translated by Anjum Katyal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wooden Cart\u003cbr\u003eBy Tripurari Sharma, translated by Mohit Satyanand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTara \u003cbr\u003eBy Mahesh Dattani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoutes and Escape Routes\u003cbr\u003eBy Datta Bhagat, translated by Maya Pandit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Erin B Mee \/ Oxford University Press \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153669484912,"sku":"11194","price":36.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/11194.jpg?v=1793912382","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/drama-contemporary-india","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}