In other words, my approach is informed by a dialectical understanding of culture and (or, more precisely, in) history. The words, almost a slogan, are: “Always historicise!” Historicising, as he goes on to explain, is an “absolute imperative of all dialectical thought”1. The guiding principle of this theoretical underpinning is best summed up by the two simple words with which Fredric Jameson opens his “Preface” to The Political Unconscious. It will not be incorrect to say that this standpoint constitutes the theoretical underpinning of the texts that makes up this book.
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A commonality of standpoint also unites these texts and gives this volume an even greater degree of cohesion.
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This generic affinity is further reinforced by the fact that, in terms of the historical and formal categorisation of dramatic forms, the topics belong within the field of “modern”, drama which is a distinctly contemporary, urban phenomenon. They are covered by a single rubric of “drama and theatre”. However, these discrete texts possess a generic affinity which connects them and gives this book a degree of cohesion. At first glance, they may seem somewhat far afield in relation to the topics they deal with as well as in terms of the historical and geographical areas they traverse. I have titled this book “Diverse Pursuits” because the essays here represent a diversity of areas that I have explored over manyĭiverse Pursuits: Essays on Drama and Theatre Although they were published before in their earlier versions, they have been revised, in most cases substantially, and updated in the light of recent scholarship on the subject. These studies usually led to written essays or papers which were presented in seminars or as lectures and were eventually published. In the course of my academic life, there were times when I was drawn to particular areas or topics and undertook an in-depth study of them. My doctoral work lay in this field and dramatic literature was a major part of the courses that I taught during my career as a teacher. Since then drama and theatre have been the main focus of my scholarly interest. It was only, during my graduate studies for a Master’s degree that it developed into a serious, sustained, and specialised engagement with the dramatic form and its rich and variegated history. This, as I said, was still the casual and amateurish interest of an ordinary or lay playgoer. I was fascinated by how a play was put together and was wonder struck at the way actors were able to bring characters alive on stage and thus carried the story forward. It started in early youth as a lay person’s more or less casual interest in watching plays.
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Introduction Drama and theatre have interested me for most of my adult life. Drama And/As Theatre: From Written Text to Performance Text Trapped in Infinity: Beckett’s Waiting for Godotĥ. Refashioning Modernity: Habib Tanvir and His Naya TheatreĤ. Decolonialising an Imperial Icon: Shakespeare on the Parsi Urdu Stageģ. Bourgeois Worldview and Beyond: Alternative Traditions in Modern DramaĢ. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan) British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested ISBN: 978-8-9 (hbk) ISBN: 978-5-5 (ebk) Typeset in Garamond by Sakshi Computers, Delhiġ. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Chapter 1: Bourgeois Worldview and Beyond: Alternative Traditions in Modern DramaĬhapter 2: Decolonialising an Imperial Icon: Shakespeare on the Parsi Urdu StageĬhapter 3: Refashioning Modernity: Habib Tanvir and His Naya TheatreĬhapter 4: Trapped in Infinity: Beckett’s Waiting for GodotĬhapter 5: Drama And/As Theatre: From Written Text to Performance Textĭiverse Pursuits Essays on Drama and Theatreįirst published 2021 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 017 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2021 Javed Malick and Aakar Books The right of Javed Malick to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.