Kathakali dance-drama : where gods and demons come to play / Phillip B. Zarrilli ; with translations by V.R. Prabodhachandran Nagar, M.P. Sankaran Namboodiri, and Phillip B. Zarrilli
1. An 'Ocean of Possibilities' -- pt. i. performance in the kerala context. 2. A Social History of Kathakali Patronage, Connoisseurship, and Aesthetics. 3. Kathakali Texts in Performance. 4. What Does it Mean 'To Become the Character'?: Kathakali Actor Training and Characterization -- pt. ii. plays from the traditional repertory. 5. The Flower of Good Fortune (Kalyanasaugandhikam) Kottayam Tampuran. 6. The Killing of Kirmira (Kirmiravadham) Kottayam Tampuran. 7. The Progeny of Krishna (Santanagopalam) Mandavappalli Ittiraricha Menon. 8. King Rugmamgada's Law (Rugmamgada caritam) Mandavappalli Ittiraricha Menon -- pt. iii. contested narratives: new plays, discourses, and contexts
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-241) and index
