Myth and tradition in Girish Karnad play yayati

  • Kavipriya. c

Abstract

Girish Karnad immerse himself in adapting myth and historical drama into drama.  Most of his plays are adapted with aesthetic convention of an entirely different generic process (sander: 20). He was only twenty two when he attempted his interpretation in the play, Yayati which made his career successful. It was published in 1960 in Kanata. PriyaAdakar was the one who first translated this play. It serves the purpose until Karnad translated it in 2008.

Published
2019-11-15
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