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ISBN
9780393975291
Published
2002-06-19
Publisher
WW Norton & Co; WW Norton & Co
Weight
470 gr
Height
236 mm
Width
145 mm
Thickness
18 mm
Age
U, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
672
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Biodun Jeyifo is Professor of English at Cornell University, and a Nigerian native. His books include The Truthful Lie: Essays in a Sociology of African Drama, Wole Soyinka: A Voice of Africa, The Yoruba Popular Travelling Theatre of Nigeria, and Contemporary Nigerian Literature: A Retrospective and Prospective Exploration.
"Backgrounds and Criticism" presents documents on modern African drama generally and on the assembled texts and authors specifically, including little-known materials. Featured are essays on Tawfik al-Hakim, Kateb Yacine, Athol Fugard, Wole Soyinka, Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, Ama Ata Aidoo, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, and Femi Osofisan.
A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.
A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.
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The first truly continentally representative collection of modern African drama in any language, this Norton Critical Edition includes plays from Egypt, Algeria, the Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya.
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Product details
ISBN
9780393975291
Published
2002-06-19
Publisher
WW Norton & Co; WW Norton & Co
Weight
470 gr
Height
236 mm
Width
145 mm
Thickness
18 mm
Age
U, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
672
Edited by