Modern African Drama - A Norton Critical Edition

"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.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Biodun Jeyifo (Editor), Biodun (Cornell University) Jeyifo (Editor), Jeyifo Biodun (Editor)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2010
• EAN: 9780393975291
• ISBN: 978-0-393-97529-1
• No. of pages: 672
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 236 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Series: Norton Critical Editions
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; DRAMA / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Africa, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, African Languages, Plays, Playscripts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights