Affirmation of Cultural Tradition: A Folkloric Study of Nilo Cruz's Anna in the Tropics
| dc.contributor.author | Gautam, Pavan Kumar | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-04T04:25:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-04T04:25:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Nilo Cruz's Pulitzer Prize winning play,Anna in the Tropics(2003) highlights the Cuban folkloric traditions. The study explores the lives of hardworking Cuban-American immigrants who spend their days manufacturing cigars by hand in a factory in Florida, America. The workers' involvement in traditional practices such as folk, dance, gambling shows their cultural aspect The characters' keen interest in listening to the Lector, a Cuban émigré who tells the folklores and story from Tolstoy's novel while they work at the factory reflects the affirmation of their cultural tradition. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/6987 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of English | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cultural Tradition | en_US |
| dc.subject | Folkloric Study | en_US |
| dc.title | Affirmation of Cultural Tradition: A Folkloric Study of Nilo Cruz's Anna in the Tropics | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| local.academic.level | Masters | en_US |
| local.institute.title | Central Department of English | en_US |