Pamela Lothspeich
Biographic Data
| ID | 713085 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela Lothspeich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela |
| FAMILY NAME | Lothspeich |
| SIGNATURE | LOTHSPEICH P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Radheshyam Ramayan and the Sanskritization of Khari Boli Hindi- Erratum
Chasing the Parsi Theatre in Bareilly
A contemporary restaging of Pandit Radheshyam Kathavachak’s mythological play Heroic Abhimanyu in the style of Parsi theatre raises questions about postcolonial mimicry, hybrid theatre forms, and the vicissitudes of reviving traditional theatre in India
Behind the Scenes of Heroic Abhimanyu
A behind-the-scenes look at a Parsi theatre–style revival of Pandit Radheshyam Kathavachak’s mythological play Heroic Abhimanyu details the challenges of financing and producing theatre in Uttar Pradesh, India
The Radheshyam Ramayan and the Sanskritizationof Khari Boli Hindi
This paper charts the linguistic shifts in a popular iteration of the story of Lord Ram, commonly known as the 'Radheshyam Ramayan' (composed in the first quarter of the twentieth century), across four versions of the text published in the devanāgarī script, between 1939 and 1969. It argues that the author, Radheshyam Kathavachak, likely revised his text over the course of many years, in large part to bring its language closer to śuddh (pure) Hin…
India
Research Article
The Mahābhārata as national history and allegory in modern tales of Abhimanyu
During a renaissance of Hindu mythology in the late colonial period, the Mahābhārata in particular was embraced as the essential account of the nation's ancient past. In the many literary retellings of the period, epic history is often recast as national history, even as the epic narratives themselves are inscribed with allegorical significance. Such is the case in the many poems and plays on the subject of Abhimanyu and his nemesis Jayadrath, in…
Research Article
The Mahābhārata as national history and allegory in modern tales of Abhimanyu
During a renaissance of Hindu mythology in the late colonial period, the Mahābhārata in particular was embraced as the essential account of the nation's ancient past. In the many literary retellings of the period, epic history is often recast as national history, even as the epic narratives themselves are inscribed with allegorical significance. Such is the case in the many poems and plays on the subject of Abhimanyu and his nemesis Jayadrath, in…
The Mahābhārata as national history and allegory in modern tales of Abhimanyu
During a renaissance of Hindu mythology in the late colonial period, the Mahābhārata in particular was embraced as the essential account of the nation's ancient past. In the many literary retellings of the period, epic history is often recast as national history, even as the epic narratives themselves are inscribed with allegorical significance. Such is the case in the many poems and plays on the subject of Abhimanyu and his nemesis Jayadrath, in…
Research Article
India
The Radheshyam Ramayan and the Sanskritizationof Khari Boli Hindi
This paper charts the linguistic shifts in a popular iteration of the story of Lord Ram, commonly known as the 'Radheshyam Ramayan' (composed in the first quarter of the twentieth century), across four versions of the text published in the devanāgarī script, between 1939 and 1969. It argues that the author, Radheshyam Kathavachak, likely revised his text over the course of many years, in large part to bring its language closer to śuddh (pure) Hin…
Chasing the Parsi Theatre in Bareilly
A contemporary restaging of Pandit Radheshyam Kathavachak’s mythological play Heroic Abhimanyu in the style of Parsi theatre raises questions about postcolonial mimicry, hybrid theatre forms, and the vicissitudes of reviving traditional theatre in India
Behind the Scenes of Heroic Abhimanyu
A behind-the-scenes look at a Parsi theatre–style revival of Pandit Radheshyam Kathavachak’s mythological play Heroic Abhimanyu details the challenges of financing and producing theatre in Uttar Pradesh, India
The Radheshyam Ramayan and the Sanskritization of Khari Boli Hindi- Erratum
History (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Mythology (3 works) · Indian History and Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (2 works) · Style (visual arts (2 works) · Theatre and Performance Studies (2 works)