Modern African Drama: A Norton Critical Edition
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Book Overview
"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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393975290
ISBN13:9780393975291
Release Date:April 2002
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:672 Pages
Weight:1.34 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
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Great African Plays
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book was required for class, but I would not think of selling it back as I've enjoyed these plays so much.
Nice collection
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I bought this book for a class on Modern African Literature, and I have never been a fan of reading poetry or plays. However, I absolutely loved the collection presented in this book. First off, African plays and poetry are very different that those of other parts of the world, mainly in the way that they are presented and meant to be performed. Because of this, I was able to really envision what was happening; also, I thought the topics of the plays were great, especially those set in South Africa during apartheid. Overall, great book!
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