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Post-colonial drama : theory, practice, politics / Helen Gilbert and Joanne Tompkins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilbert, Helen, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English drama--Foreign countries--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- Politics and literature--Commonwealth countries--History--20th century.
- Politics and literature.
- Commonwealth drama (English)--History and criticism.
- Commonwealth drama (English).
- Political plays, English--History and criticism.
- Political plays, English.
- Decolonization in literature.
- Imperialism in literature.
- Colonies in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (355 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first full-length study to address the ways in which performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism. Brings to bear the latest theoretical approaches from post-colonial and performance studies.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: RE-ACTING (TO) EMPIRE; RE-CITING THE CLASSICS: CANONICAL COUNTER-DISCOURSE; TRADITIONAL ENACTMENTS: RITUAL AND CARNIVAL; POST-COLONIAL HISTORIES; THE LANGUAGES OF RESISTANCE; BODY POLITICS; A PROVISIONAL CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-334) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-87699-8
- 1-134-87700-5
- 0-203-42106-X
- 1-280-33653-6
- 9786610336531
- 9780203421062
- OCLC:
- 560255734
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