
Collected Plays Volume 2
Girish Karnad(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 23. January 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-0-19-012768-8 (ISBN)
Description
Th e troubled reign of a fourteenth-century sultan of Delhi helps dramatize
the crisis of secular nationhood in post-Independence India. A twelft hcentury
folktale about 'transposed heads' offers a path-breaking model for
a quintessentially 'Indian' theatre in postcolonial times. The folktale about
a woman with a snake lover explores gender relations within marriage.
Individual human sexuality meets the historical debate on violence in Indian
culture. The plays in this volume span roughly the first half of the career of
Girish Karnad, one of India's pre-eminent playwrights.
The three-volume set of Karnad's Collected Plays brings together English
versions of his important works. Each volume contains an extensive
introduction by theatre scholar Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker, Professor
of English and Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies, University of Wisconsin,
Madison. The introductions trace the literary and theatrical evolution of
Karnad's work over six decades and position it in the larger context of
modern Indian drama. In addition, they comment on Karnad's place as author
and translator in a multilingual performance culture and the relation of his
playwriting to his work in the popular media.
the crisis of secular nationhood in post-Independence India. A twelft hcentury
folktale about 'transposed heads' offers a path-breaking model for
a quintessentially 'Indian' theatre in postcolonial times. The folktale about
a woman with a snake lover explores gender relations within marriage.
Individual human sexuality meets the historical debate on violence in Indian
culture. The plays in this volume span roughly the first half of the career of
Girish Karnad, one of India's pre-eminent playwrights.
The three-volume set of Karnad's Collected Plays brings together English
versions of his important works. Each volume contains an extensive
introduction by theatre scholar Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker, Professor
of English and Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies, University of Wisconsin,
Madison. The introductions trace the literary and theatrical evolution of
Karnad's work over six decades and position it in the larger context of
modern Indian drama. In addition, they comment on Karnad's place as author
and translator in a multilingual performance culture and the relation of his
playwriting to his work in the popular media.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-012768-8 (9780190127688)
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Person
Girish Karnad, a playwright, film-maker, and actor, writes in Kannada and has translated his plays into English. The
International Theatre Centre of UNESCO, Paris, has declared him the World Theatre Ambassador of the International
Theater Institute, Paris. He has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan and was also conferred the prestigious Jnanpith
and Sahitya Akademi awards. He provided the voice of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, in the audiobook of
Kalam's autobiography by Charkha Audiobooks Wings of Fire.
International Theatre Centre of UNESCO, Paris, has declared him the World Theatre Ambassador of the International
Theater Institute, Paris. He has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan and was also conferred the prestigious Jnanpith
and Sahitya Akademi awards. He provided the voice of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, in the audiobook of
Kalam's autobiography by Charkha Audiobooks Wings of Fire.
Content
- CONTENTS
- Introduction by Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker vii
- TALÉ-DANDA 1
- THE FIRE AND THE RAIN 103
- THE DREAMS OF TIPU SULTAN 177
- TWO MONOLOGUES
- FLOWERS 243
- BROKEN IMAGES 261
- Appendices
- Appendix 1: Note on The Fire and the Rain by Girish Karnad 289
- Appendix 2: Note on The Dreams of Tipu Sultan by Girish Karnad 303
- Appendix 3: Note on Flowers by Girish Karnad 304