"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.
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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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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780393975291
Publisert
2002-06-19
Utgiver
WW Norton & Co; WW Norton & Co
Vekt
470 gr
Høyde
236 mm
Bredde
145 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
672

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Om bidragsyterne

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.