Staging Resistance Plays by Women in Translation

Name: Staging Resistance Plays by Women in Translation
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ISBN: 9780195670080

ISBN-10: 0195670086

ISBN-13: 9780195670080

Edition: 2005

Authors: Tutun Mukherjee

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This is the first major anthology of plays written by women in translation. It represents a very significant intervention of gender in the discourse of Indian theatre, it draws attention to the possibilities of renewal and re-invigoration of the theatre environment through the work of women playwrights. It includes 12 hitherto unpublished plays from major Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali translatedinto English, making them available to a wider readership. It focuses on formulating a womanist dramaturgy that seeks new "perspectivism" and a return to ritual and celebration to articulate women's experiences. Each…

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/3/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 564
Size: 8.50" wide x 5.80" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.672
Language: English

Acknowledgements
Prolegomenon to Women s Theatre List of Illustrations
Women in Bengali Theatre: The Wedding Tangle, Medea, The Journey Within
Women in Gujarati Theatre
Women in Hindi Theatre: A Tale from the Year 1857
Women in Kannada Theatre: The Swing of Desire
Women in Malayalam Theatre: Beyond Facades
Women in Marathi Theatre
Women in Punjabi Theatre
Women in Tamil Theatre: Crossing the River, Frozen fire
Women in Telugu Theatre: The Six of Them, Thirst
Women in Urdu Theatre: Woman, Purdah Note on Translators
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