Performance and Performativity in Contemporary Indian Fiction in English

Performance and Performativity in Contemporary Indian Fiction in English
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Publisher : Brill Rodopi
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9004292594
ISBN-13 : 9789004292598
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Book Synopsis Performance and Performativity in Contemporary Indian Fiction in English by : Maria-Sabina Draga Alexandru

Download or read book Performance and Performativity in Contemporary Indian Fiction in English written by Maria-Sabina Draga Alexandru and published by Brill Rodopi. This book was released on 2015 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a comparison with theatrical performance the argument develops that in both theatre and fiction the concepts of performance and performativity transform classical Indian mythic poetics. In the mythic symbiosis of performance and storytelling in Indian tradition, myth becomes a liberating space of consciousness, where rigid categories and boundaries are transcended.


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