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 provides an extensive examination of the appropriation of Shakespearean plays in Pakistan, focusing on how it addresses creative, indigenous, cultural, and religious identity expressions. The book analyses how Shakespeare’s texts are used for pedagogical purposes in order to understand cultural differences and similarities between West and the East. The analysis encompasses theatrical and cinematic performances by prominent groups such as Theatre Wallay (2005) and the National Academy for Performing Arts (NAPA) (2005). Utilizing Post-dramatic Theory and Social Identity Theory, the study meticulously explores the re-contextualization of Shakespeare's works in the Pakistani context. Key performances analyzed include 'Hamlet' (2009), 'Richard III' (2018), 'Here Lies a Noble Man' (2015), 'The Comedy of Errors' (2014), and the Urdu adaptation of 'The Taming of the Shrew' titled 'Illaj-e-Zid-Datiyab-Hey' (2012). The book also rigorously examines the appropriations in Pakistani films such as 'Rahm,' television serials 'Burns Road key Romeo and Juliet' (2024), and 'Sang’e’Mah' (2023). The book draws on a variety of sources, including live performances, video recordings, and translated scripts of Shakespeare’s texts into Urdu, specifically used for performance purposes, to interrogate how Shakespeare's texts are taught in Pakistan and how these methodologies have evolved over time. This book will be of interest to postgraduate students, professors, and researchers who are engaged in Shakespeare teaching and learning, particularly on the global stage.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ehsen, Zakia Resshid

Fachgebiete

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

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.