Utpal Dutt and Political Theatre in Postcolonial India

This Element examines Dutt's passionate engagement with Marxism and explores how this sense of urgency was actioned through the writing and producing of plays about the peasant revolts and armed anti-colonial movements which took place during the period of British rule.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. People's history as people's theatre; 2. Theatre at the limit of history: critical reflections on political theatre; 3. In love and war: nationalism and decolonization in Jara; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mallarika Sinha (Jawaharlal Nehru University Roy, Mallarika Sinha Roy, Mallarika (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Sinha Roy, Sinha Roy Mallarika
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2024
• EAN: 9781009500227
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0950022-7
• Pagine: 84
• Serie: Elements in Theatre, Performance and the Political
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Political Ideologies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Social & cultural history, India, Theatre Studies, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Political ideologies and movements, History of Performing Arts, Decolonisation and postcolonial studies