Echoes of Tradition: Exploring Girish Karnad's Theatrical Pilgrimage

By Gitanjali Thapar

The book Echoes of Tradition: Exploring Girish Karnad's Theatrical Pilgrimage is an amalgamation of

the Indian theatre tradition and the modern sensibility. It explores the mythological framework, the historic and the folk traditions as used in the works of Girish Karnad. Rooted in the rich cultural and theatrical sensibility the book presents the indigenous and the contemporary aesthetics as woven in the plays of Girish Karnad. The western dramaturgical structure infused with the modern theatrical tradition along with the use of myths and folklore refers to the complexities of the present age and apprehension about future. The book encapsulates Karnad's experiments with the technique and his how his plays forge a bond between the past and the present.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9362611724
• ISBN13: 9789362611727
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Bluerose Publishers
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"