Description
The vanished world of India's late-colonial theatre provides the backdrop for the autobiographies in this book. The life-stories of a quartet of early Indian actors and poet-playwrights are here translated into English for the first time. These men were schooled not in the classroom but in large theatrical companies run by Parsi entrepreneurs. Their memoirs, replete with anecdote and humor, are as significant to the understanding of the nationalist era as the lives of political leaders or social reformers.
Four autobiographies of early twentieth-century actors and playwrights are presented in English translation, with substantive chapters on the Parsi theatre and strategies for reading autobiography in the Indian context.
About the Author
Kathryn Hansen is a leading scholar of South Asian theatre history, especially the Hindi and Urdu vernacular traditions of North India. She has authored 'Grounds for Play: The Nautanki Theatre of North India', translated 'The Parsi Theatre: Its Origins and Development', and co-edited 'A Wilderness of Possibilities: Urdu Studies in Transnational Perspective'. She holds the position of Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Book Information
ISBN 9781783080687
Author Kathryn Hansen
Format Paperback
Page Count 392
Imprint Anthem Press
Publisher Anthem Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 26mm
