The result of decades-long research for a clue to the mystique of tragic pleasure, this monograph is a critical study of tragedy in theory and practice. The opening section examines the opinions of the Western thinkers, playwrights and critics, pinpoints the quintessence of......
Karnad is regarded as one of the three great writers of the contemporary Indian drama, the other two being Vijay Tendulkar and Badal Sircar. His significant plays include Yayati, Tughlaq, Naga-Mandala, Tale-Danda and Hayavadana. The book, comprising more than thirty......
Mahasweta Devi is one of the few writers in India with an unflinching commitment and passion for the underdog. She is an activist-writer and has been awarded the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary prize in India. The book, while making a close study of the thematic concerns......
Mahesh Dattani is the foremost Indian Eng-lish dramatist today. The pioneering study makes an attempt at evaluating the major plays of Dattani in terms of themes and technique.
Indian drama in English and regional lan-guages is characterized by a rich variety in themes and technique. Tagore, Sircar and Mahasweta Devi are Bengali writers who have significantly contributed to the growth of Indian drama. The book discusses some major plays by these......
The book critically examines Girish Karnad’s concern as a playwright with poetics and culture. It offers a close reading of the three plays—Hayavadana, Tale-Danda and The Fire and the Rain—testifying the playwright’s growth from being an experimenter to a consummate......
Vijay Tendulkar has dominated Indian lite-rary scene for more than three decades. His popular play Ghashiram Kotwal is based on the historical conflict between Nana Phadna-vis and his henchman Ghashiram Kotwal. The book offers an exhaustive critical com-mentary on the play,......
In the first section, the editor introduces the playwright and his works with a focus on his famous play Ghashiram Kotwal; the second section contains critical perspectives on the play by eminent drama critics.
