Shakespeare in Pakistan

Appropriating the Bard in Theatres, Cinema and Academia
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-97647-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Shakespeare

Shakespeare in Pakistan offers a comprehensive examination of the appropriation of Shakespearean plays in Pakistan, with a focus on how these works engage with creative, indigenous, cultural, culinary, and religious expressions of identity. The book traces the historical progression of Shakespearean adaptation in both pre- and post-independence Pakistan. This analysis encompasses theatrical and cinematic performances by prominent groups such as Theatre Wallay and the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), both established in 2005. It meticulously explores the recontextualization of Shakespeare's works in the Pakistani context through postdramatic and performance theory lenses. Key performances discussed include Hamlet (2009), Richard III (2018), Here Lies a Noble Man (2015), and The Comedy of Errors (2014). The book also rigorously examines adaptations in Pakistani film and television, including the film Rahm, as well as television serials such as Burns Road ke Romeo and Juliet (2024) and Sang-e-Mah (2023). Drawing on a range of sources—live performances, video recordings, and Urdu translations of Shakespeare’s texts used specifically for performance—the study interrogates how Shakespeare is taught in Pakistan and how pedagogical approaches have evolved over time. The analysis further explores how Shakespeare’s texts are employed to investigate cultural differences and similarities between the West and the East. This book will be of particular interest to postgraduate students, scholars, and educators engaged in Shakespearean studies, especially within global and cross-cultural pedagogical contexts.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ehsen, Zakia Resshid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Indische & Dravidische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Chapter 1: Shakespeare's Reception and Appropriation in Pre-Partition of Pakistan

Chapter 2: Shakespeare and Pakistan after Independence

Chapter 3: Experimentation and Revival of Pakistani Modern Theatre

Chapter 4: Sang-e-Mah (2022) Pakistani Recontextualizations of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1601)

Chapter 5: Burns Road's Culinary Foodway: A Heterotopic Ode to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in Pakistan's Television Serial

Chapter 6: Cinematic Appropriation of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure (1603): A Gnoseological Exploration of Pakistani Muslim Identity

Chapter 7: Rewriting Shakespeare: Macbeth as Raees in Urdu Tradaptation

Chapter 8: Shakespeare in Academia: Institutionalizing Colonial Agendas in Pakistan

Chapter 9: Rethinking Shakespeare in Pakistani Academia: Beyond Colonial Pedagogies/ Shakespeare in Pakistan: From Colonial Legacy to Transformative Education

Über Autor(innen)

Zakia Resshid Ehsen is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Postgraduate Department of English Literature at Kinnaird College for Women. She earned her PhD in English Literature from the University of the Punjab.Dr. Ehsen has received prestigious certifications in Creative Writing and Teaching English Language from globally recognized institutions, including the University of Edinburgh, the University of Reading, the University of Sweden, and Wesleyan University. Her scholarly contributions include research papers published in esteemed international journals such as Shakespeare, Contemporary Social Science, and Multicultural Shakespeare.Her areas of interest include South Asian Literatures, Shakespeare Studies, Film Studies, Theatre and Performing Arts, World History, and Critical Theory.