Kathakali dance-drama : where gods and demons come to play

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Kathakali dance-drama : where gods and demons come to play

Phillip B. Zarrilli ; with translations by V.R. Prabodhachandran Nagar, M.P. Sankaran Namboodiri and Phillip B. Zarrilli

Routledge, 2000

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Kathakali Dance-Drama provides a comprehensive introduction to the distinctive and colourful dance-drama of Kerala in South-West India for the first time. This landmark volume: * explores Kathakali's reception as it reaches new audiences both in India and the west * includes two cases of controversial of Kathakali experiments * explores the implications for Kathakali of Keralan politics During these performances heroes, heroines, gods and demons tell their stories of traditional Indian epics. The four Kathakali plays included in this anthology, translated from actual performances into English are: * The Flower of Good Fortune * The Killing of Kirmmira * The Progeny of Krishna * King Rugmamgada's Law Each play has an introduction and detailed commentary and is illustrated by stunning photographs taken during performances. An introduction to Kathakali stage conventions, make-up, music, acting, and training is also provided, making this an ideal volume for both the specialist and non-specialist reader.

目次

List of illustrations, Preface, Acknowledgments, 1 An 'Ocean of Possibilities', part I performance in the kerala context, part ii plays from the traditional repertory, part iii contested narratives: new plays, discourses, and contexts, Afterword: Whose Gods, and Whose Demons Dance?, Appendix: Kathakali Performances on Video, Notes, Bibliography and References Cited, Glossary and Table of Transliteration, Index

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA44939868
  • ISBN
    • 041513109X
    • 041519282X
  • LCCN
    99026482
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York ; London
  • ページ数/冊数
    xvi, 260 p.
  • 大きさ
    25 cm
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