Staging Revolutions and the Many Faces of Modernism
Routledge India (Verlag)
978-1-032-56088-5 (ISBN)
Through a selection of Egyptian plays by Tawfiq al-Hakim, Mikhail Roman, Yusuf Idris, and Salah Abdul-Saboor, alongside Irish plays by Brian Friel, Frank McGuinness, Christina Reid, and Samuel Beckett, it maps the political aesthetics of unsteady times and seemingly disparate places to reflect on the dynamics of revolt as a staged act in and of itself. Further, the book examines how playwrights from both nations have engaged with theatre as a medium, focusing on how their contemplations, hesitations, frustrations, and protest have been translated onto the stage in their various plays, and comprehends the transformative role the theatre has always played in politics in shaping history across time and space.
Bridging together discussions on transnational modernisms with nuanced cultural histories of protest, this critical work will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literary studies, identity politics, cultural studies, theatre and performance studies, and political studies.
Amina ElHalawani is a Lecturer of English Literature at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University. After finishing an MA degree in English Literature at Alexandria University, ElHalawani pursued her PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Tübingen and the University of Perpignan via Domitia with an Erasmus Mundus Fellowship. Her research interests include drama and performance studies, theatre of the absurd, modernism, twentieth-century literature, contemporary migrant literature, home writing, postcoloniality and the Global South.
Introduction. Timeline of Major Events. 1. Entangled Histories and the Beginnings of a Theatre 2. Despair, Disillusionment, and Revisiting the Absurd 3. Theatrical Self-Portrayals and Conversing with the Audience 4. Performing Oppression and Revolt. Conclusion. Appendix A. Appendix B.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.04.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Transdisciplinary Souths |
| Zusatzinfo | 3 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 385 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-56088-6 / 1032560886 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-56088-5 / 9781032560885 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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