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Masala Shakespeare : how a firangi writer became Indian (Record no. 568469)
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| fixed length control field | 01672nam a22002177a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250216b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789388292269 |
| Paper back/Hardbound | hbk |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 822.33 |
| Item number | HAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Harris, Jonathan Gil, |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Masala Shakespeare : how a firangi writer became Indian |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Jonathan Gil Harris |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi: Aleph Book , 2018. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii, 282 pages, 8pages plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographies and index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Masala is a word that conjures up many associations. The word derives, through Urdu and Persian, from the Arabic 'masalih—ingredients. To a westerner, it immediately suggests exotic eastern spices. In its most widespread metaphorical use in India, it means embellishment or exaggeration. It also means a mixture originally a mixture of ground spices, but more metaphorically any kind of mixture, especially one of cultural influences.While Shakespeare today is considered 'literature and is taught as a 'pure, 'high form of art, in his own day it was the quintessential 'masala entertainment he provided that attracted both the common people and the nobility. In Masala Shakespeare, Jonathan Gil Harris explores the profound resonances between Shakespeares craft and Indian cultural forms as well as their pervasive and enduring relationship in theatre and film. Indeed, the book is a love letter to popular cinema and other Indian storytelling forms. It is also a love letter to an idea of India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Motion pictures |
| Topical Term | Film adaptations India |
| Topical Term | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 4TH FLOOR, B WING | 28.11.2024 | 799.00 | 822.33 HAR | 700057 | 16.02.2025 | English Books | ||||
| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 4TH FLOOR, B WING | 28.11.2024 | 799.00 | 822.33 HAR | 700058 | 16.02.2025 | English Books |