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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783833603321

Autore

Gilbert Helen <1956, >

Titolo

Post-colonial drama : theory, practice, politics / / Helen Gilbert and Joanne Tompkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-134-87699-8

1-134-87700-5

0-203-42106-X

1-280-33653-6

9786610336531

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TompkinsJoanne <1961->

Disciplina

320

822.009/358

Soggetti

English drama - Foreign countries - History and criticism

Politics and literature - Commonwealth countries - History - 20th century

Commonwealth drama (English) - History and criticism

Political plays, English - History and criticism

Decolonization in literature

Imperialism in literature

Colonies in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-334) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.