Wājid `Alī Shāh Plays Krishna's Stolen Flute: The Multiplicity of Voices in the King of Awadh's Dramatic Work
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[Thesis]
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Genoveva Castro
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Pauwels, Heidi
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University of Washington
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2016
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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216
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Committee members: Salomon, Richard; Shapiro, Michael
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-62878-4
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Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Asian Languages and Literature
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University of Washington
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2016
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This dissertation is a study of an instance of cultural exchange between Hindus and Muslims in the context of 19th century theater in South Asia. Specifically, it investigates Hindu-Muslim assimilation in the artistic production at the court of the last king of Awadh. Through an analysis of text and performance traditions present at the court the narrative of Hindi-Urdu drama at the beginning of the modern period is reframed.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Asian literature; Theater; Theme; Literary translation; English; Persian language; Hindi language; Poetry; Narratives; Cultural identity; Cultural factors; Urdu language; South Asian studies; Sanskrit; Contrastive analysis; Language history
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Language, literature and linguistics;Social sciences;Communication and the arts;Hindu-Muslim assimilation;India;Ras Lila;Theater;Wajid `Ali Shah, King of Oudh