The Treatment of Myths, Folklores and History in the Plays of Girish Karnad

The Treatment of Myths, Folklores and History in the Plays of Girish Karnad

Karnad makes use of Indian myths, legends, and folklores. He employs them a vehicle of new vision. Karnad's creative genius lies in taking up fragments of historical and legendary experience to fuse them into a forceful statement. His childhood exposure to street plays in Karnataka villages and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Language in India 2018-03, Vol.18 (3), p.632
Hauptverfasser: Durai, D. J. Naganatha, Soundrarajan, A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Drama
Folklore
Indian literature
Karnad, Girish
Literary criticism
Playwrights
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Zusammenfassung:Karnad makes use of Indian myths, legends, and folklores. He employs them a vehicle of new vision. Karnad's creative genius lies in taking up fragments of historical and legendary experience to fuse them into a forceful statement. His childhood exposure to street plays in Karnataka villages and his familiarity with western staged in Mumbai influenced him in retelling the legends of India to suit the modern context.
ISSN:1930-2940
1930-2940