Modern African Drama

A Norton Critical Edition

Buch | Softcover

672 Seiten

2002 | Critical edition
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-97529-1 (ISBN)

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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.

"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.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.6.2002
Reihe/Serie	Norton Critical Editions
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	145 x 236 mm
Gewicht	470 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-393-97529-0 / 0393975290
ISBN-13	978-0-393-97529-1 / 9780393975291
Zustand	Neuware