The Lontar Anthology of Indonesian Drama Vol. 1: Plays for the Popular Stage
Book Details
PublisherLontar
ISBN / ASIN9798083709
ISBN-139789798083709
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,883,967
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
The popular stages of urban Indonesia offer windows on inter-ethnic cultural obsessions and signs of participation in global trends. This volume brings together representative plays from the 1890s until the 1960s. It includes examples of the diverse genres that make up Indonesian popular theater: komedi stambul, opera derma, tonil, sandiwara and lenong.
Authors: H. Krafft, Lie Kom Hok, Kwee Tek Hoay, Astaman, Andjar Asmara, Kotot Soekardi, D. Suradji, Suryosumanto and Soemantri Sastrosuwondho
Editors: Matthew Isaac Cohen and John H. McGlynn
Translators: John H. McGlynn, Keith Foulcher, Matthew Isaac Cohen
