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Subject(s)

• Oriental drama—20th century—Translations into English [Browse]
• Oriental drama—21st century—Translations into English [Browse]
• Drama—21st century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Asia—Social life and customs—21st century [Browse]

Editor

• Liu, Siyuan, 1964 November 7- [Browse]
• Liu, Siyuan, 1964 November 7- [Browse]
• Wetmore, Kevin J., Jr., 1969- [Browse]

Series

• Methuen drama (Series) [More in this series]
• Methuen drama

Summary note

A companion volume to Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900-2000, this anthology contains nine emblematic scripts from twentieth and twenty-first century Asian theatre. Opening with a history of modern Asian drama and a summary of the plays and their contexts, it features nine works written between 1912 and 2009 in Japan, China, Korea, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Showcasing fresh contemporary writing alongside plays central to the established canon, the collection surveys each playwright's work. The chronological and geographical breadth of the anthology provides a unique insight into modern Asian theatre and is essential to any understanding of its relation to Western drama and indigenous performance.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Father returns / Kikuchi Kan
• Hot pepper, air conditioner and the farewell speech / Okada Toshiki
• Sunrise / Cao Yu
• I love XXX / Meng Jinghui, Huang Jingang, Wang Xiaoli, Shi Hang
• Bicycle / O Tae-sŏk-- The post office / Rabindranath Tagore
• Hayavadana / Girish Karnad
• The struggle of the Naga tribe / W.S. Rendra
• Truong Ba's soul in the butcher's skin / Luru Quang Vũ.

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Other title(s)

• Anthology of modern Asian plays.
• Modern Asian plays.
• Anthology of modern Asian plays

ISBN

• 9781408176481 (hbk) :
• 1408176483 (hbk)
• 9781408176474 (pbk) :
• 1408176475 (pbk)

OCLC

880912649

RCP

H - S

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