Globalization, Nationalism and the Text of ‘Kichaka-Vadha’: The First English Translation of the Marathi Anticolonial Classic, with a Historical ... British India (Anthem South Asian Studies, 1) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783084332 ISBN 13: 9781783084333

Publisher: Anthem Press, 2015

Synopsis

In addition to providing the first English translation of the anticolonial Marathi classic ‘Kichaka-Vadha’, this volume is the only edition of the play, in any language, to provide an extensive historical-critical analysis which draws on a comprehensive range of archival documents. It is also the first study to locate this landmark text within such an expansive theatre-historical and political landscape. ‘Globalization, Nationalism and the Text of “Kichaka Vadha”’ illuminates the complex policies and mechanisms of theatrical censorship in the British Raj, and offers many rare production photographs.

About this title

Book Description:

The first English translation of ‘Kichaka-Vadha’ is presented alongside the most detailed scholarly analysis based on a comprehensive range of archival documents about this anticolonial Marathi classic to date.

About the Author:

Rakesh H. Solomon teaches in the Department of Theatre and Drama and the India Studies Program at Indiana University Bloomington. He is the author of ‘Albee in Performance’ (Indiana University Press, 2010) and has published widely on both American theatre as well as South Asian theatre. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1783084332
• ISBN 13: 9781783084333
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178