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.
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.
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.
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List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Part 1 Chapter 1. Pioneers to Professionals: A Retrospective of the Parsi Theatre Chapter 2. Theatrical Memoirs and the Archives of Autobiography Part 2 Chapter 3. Narayan Prasad Betab, ‘The Deeds of Betab’ Chapter 4. Radheshyam Kathavachak, ‘My Theatre Days’ Chapter 5. Jayshankar Sundari, ‘Some Blossoms, Some Tears’ Chapter 6. Fida Husain, ‘Fifty Years in the Parsi Theatre’ Part 3 Chapter 7. Self and Subjectivity in Autobiographical Criticism Chapter 8. Voices and Silences: Reading the Texts Appendix 1. Historical Personages and Institutions Appendix 2. List of Plays and Films Glossary Hindi and Urdu Terms Bibliography
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Part 1 Chapter 1. Pioneers to Professionals: A Retrospective of the Parsi Theatre Chapter 2. Theatrical Memoirs and the Archives of Autobiography Part 2 Chapter 3. Narayan Prasad Betab, ‘The Deeds of Betab’ Chapter 4. Radheshyam Kathavachak, ‘My Theatre Days’ Chapter 5. Jayshankar Sundari, ‘Some Blossoms, Some Tears’ Chapter 6. Fida Husain, ‘Fifty Years in the Parsi Theatre’ Part 3 Chapter 7. Self and Subjectivity in Autobiographical Criticism Chapter 8. Voices and Silences: Reading the Texts Appendix 1. Historical Personages and Institutions Appendix 2. List of Plays and Films Glossary Hindi and Urdu Terms Bibliography
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