{"product_id":"the-methuen-drama-anthology-of-modern-asian-plays-9789388002127","title":"The Methuen Drama Anthology of Modern Asian Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kevin J. Wetmore\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Methuen Drama India\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthologies (Multiple Authors)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA companion volume to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eModern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900-2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Showcasing fresh contemporary writing alongside plays central to the established canon, the collection surveys each playwright's work, and includes:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFather Returns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Kikuchi Kan \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHot Pepper, Air Conditioner and the Farewell Speech\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Okada Toshiki \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunrise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Cao Yu \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Love XXX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Meng Jinghui, Huang Jingang, Wang Xiaoli, Shi Hang \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBicycle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby O Tae-sok\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Post Office \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Rabindranath Tagore\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHayavadana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Girish Karnad \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Struggle of the Naga Tribe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by W. S. Rendra \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTruong Ba's Soul in the Butcher's Skin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Luu Quang Vu \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46947387375767,"sku":"9789388002127","price":1299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789388002127.webp?v=1772262077","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-methuen-drama-anthology-of-modern-asian-plays-9789388002127","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}