The Lontar Anthology of Indonesian Drama Vol. 1

Plays for the Popular Stage (1890-1960)

Product Details:

Paperback: 273 pages
Size:15.3 x 23 cm
ISBN: 9789798083709
Language: English

 

Rp.300,000

By Matthew Isaac Cohen, John H McGlynn (editors); H. Krafft, Lie Kom Hok, Kwee Tek Hoay, Astaman, Andjar Asmara, Kotot, Soekardi, D. Suradji, Suryosumanto, Soemantri Sastrosuwondho (authors); John H. McGlynn, Keith Foulcher, Matthew Isaac Cohen (translators)

 

Short Description:

The popular stages of Indonesia offer a window to inter-ethnic cultural obsessions and signs of participation in global trends. It includes examples from the diverse genres that make up Indonesian popular theater: komedi stambul, a form of musical theater initially dedicated to the Arabian Nights; opera derma or Chinese-Indonesian ‘charity opera’; and tonil, theatre in the mold of European realist social drama. 

About the Author:

H. Krafft, Lie Kom Hok, Kwee Tek Hoay, Astaman, Andjar Asmara, Kotot, Soekardi, D. Suradji, Suryosumanto, Soemantri Sastrosuwondho