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Grounds for Play
Kathryn Hansen
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Description for Grounds for Play
Hardcover. Series: Philip E.Lilienthal Books. Num Pages: 354 pages, Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
The nautanki performances of northern India entertain their audiences with often ribald and profane stories. Rooted in the peasant society of pre-modern India, this theater vibrates with lively dancing, pulsating drumbeats, and full-throated singing. In Grounds for Play, Kathryn Hansen draws on field research to describe the different elements of nautanki performance: music, dance, poetry, popular story lines, and written texts. She traces the social history of the form and explores the play of meanings within nautanki narratives, focusing on the ways important social issues such as political authority, community identity, and gender differences are represented in these narratives. Unlike ... Read more
The nautanki performances of northern India entertain their audiences with often ribald and profane stories. Rooted in the peasant society of pre-modern India, this theater vibrates with lively dancing, pulsating drumbeats, and full-throated singing. In Grounds for Play, Kathryn Hansen draws on field research to describe the different elements of nautanki performance: music, dance, poetry, popular story lines, and written texts. She traces the social history of the form and explores the play of meanings within nautanki narratives, focusing on the ways important social issues such as political authority, community identity, and gender differences are represented in these narratives. Unlike ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
Series
Philip E.Lilienthal Books
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520072732
SKU
V9780520072732
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About Kathryn Hansen
Kathryn Hansen is Associate Professor of Hindi and Indian Literature at the University of British Columbia.
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