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The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage: The Making of the Theatre of Empire (1853-1893) (Transnational Theatre Histories)

Rashna Darius Nicholson

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Description:The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage is the first comprehensive study of the Parsi theatre, colonial South and Southeast Asia’s most influential cultural phenomenon and the precursor of the Indian cinema industry. By providing extensive, unpublished information on its first actors, audiences, production methods, and plays, this book traces how the theatre―which was one of the first in the Indian subcontinent to adopt European stagecraft―transformed into a pan-Asian entertainment industry in the second half of the nineteenth century. Nicholson sheds light on the motivations that led to the development of the popular, commercial theatre movement in Asia through three areas of the vernacular public sphere, the emergence of competing visions of nationhood, and the narratological function that women served within a continually shifting socio-political order. The book will be of interest to scholars across several disciplines, including cultural history, gender studies, Victorian studies, the sociology of religion, colonialism, and theatre.Winner of the Theatre Library Association George Freedley Memorial Award Special Jury Prize. Shortlisted for the TaPRA David Bradby book prize. Finalist for the American Society for Theatre Research Barnard Hewitt Award. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage: The Making of the Theatre of Empire (1853-1893) (Transnational Theatre Histories). To get started finding The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage: The Making of the Theatre of Empire (1853-1893) (Transnational Theatre Histories), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage is the first comprehensive study of the Parsi theatre, colonial South and Southeast Asia’s most influential cultural phenomenon and the precursor of the Indian cinema industry. By providing extensive, unpublished information on its first actors, audiences, production methods, and plays, this book traces how the theatre―which was one of the first in the Indian subcontinent to adopt European stagecraft―transformed into a pan-Asian entertainment industry in the second half of the nineteenth century. Nicholson sheds light on the motivations that led to the development of the popular, commercial theatre movement in Asia through three areas of the vernacular public sphere, the emergence of competing visions of nationhood, and the narratological function that women served within a continually shifting socio-political order. The book will be of interest to scholars across several disciplines, including cultural history, gender studies, Victorian studies, the sociology of religion, colonialism, and theatre.Winner of the Theatre Library Association George Freedley Memorial Award Special Jury Prize. Shortlisted for the TaPRA David Bradby book prize. Finalist for the American Society for Theatre Research Barnard Hewitt Award. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage: The Making of the Theatre of Empire (1853-1893) (Transnational Theatre Histories). To get started finding The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage: The Making of the Theatre of Empire (1853-1893) (Transnational Theatre Histories), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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