Brecht in India: The Poetics and Politics of Transcultural Theatre

ISBN-13: 9780367466749 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 190 str.

Prateek

Opis

Brecht in India analyses the dramaturgy and theatrical practices of the German playwright Bertolt Brecht in post-independence India.

Spis treści

1. Towards a Definition of Brechtian Theatre in India  2. Performing Brecht on the Indian Stage: Towards a National Theatre  3. Politicising Brecht: A Study of Fritz Bennewitz’s Theatre  4. Regionalising Brecht in India  5. The Two Bends versus Ends of Brechtian Theatre: A Study of the Theatre of Safdar Hashmi and Amal Allana

O autorze

Dr. Prateek is a former post-thesis fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia and currently works as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of English Studies, SRM University, Andhra Pradesh, India. He received a Ph.D. in theatre studies from the University of Queensland, Australia. He was a visiting Ph.D. scholar at Humboldt University and the University of Oxford. He is also a former Fulbright at Yale University.