Women in Asian performance : aesthetics and politics / edited by Arya Madhavan.
"Women in Asian Performance offers a vital re-examination of women's contributions to Asian performance traditions, focusing on their specific cultural, historical and performative contexts. Arya Madhavan brings together essays from leading scholars across the globe to make an exciting intervention...
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| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,
2017.
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| Physical Description: | xii, 206 pages ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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"Women in Asian Performance offers a vital re-examination of women's contributions to Asian performance traditions, focusing on their specific cultural, historical and performative contexts. Arya Madhavan brings together essays from leading scholars across the globe to make an exciting intervention into current aesthetic, political and cultural debates. Chapter-by-chapter, this volume looks afresh at the often centuries-old aesthetic theories and acting conventions which inform ideas of femininity and female representation onstage"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Call Number: | PN1590.W64 W596 2017 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138917811 1138917818 9781138917828 1138917826 |