Mahesh Dattani: An Introduction

Asha Kuthari Chaudhuri

doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968189

Contemporary Indian Writers in English (CIWE) is a series that presents critical commentaries on some of the best-known names in the genre. With the high visibilty of Indian writing in English in academic, critical, pedagogic and reader circles, there is a perceivable demand for lucid yet rigorous introduction of several of its authors and genres. Mahesh Dattani is perhaps one of India`s most daring, innovative and important paywrights in English today. He blends conventional themes with some startingly new ones in his work. His plays combine the intimate with the social, the personal and the public, often exploring the boundaries between these realms. In this volume, Asha Kuthari Chaudhuri, explores Dattani`s central themes - the family, alternate sexualities, other genders, morality and identity - while also examining the dramaturgical innovations in his work.

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An Introduction

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Series Editor's Preface
pp vii-viii

1 - Introduction: Modern Indian Drama
pp 1-23

2 - The Setting: The Constructed/Deconstructed Family
pp 24-46

3 - The ‘Invisible’ Issues: Sexuality, Alternate Sexualities and Gender
pp 47-74

4 - Identity: Locating the Self
pp 75-97

5 - Reading the Stage: The Self-Reflexivity of the Texts
pp 98-111

6 - Film: Alternate Performances, Shifting Genres
pp 112-128

7 - Conclusion: Mahesh Dattani and Contemporary Indian Writing
pp 129-134

Topics for Discussion
pp 135-137

Appendix
pp 138-141

Bibliography
pp 142-147

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