World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: AfricaOusmane Diakhate, Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh, Don Rubin Now available in paperback for the first time this edition of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre series examines theatrical developments in Africa since 1945. Entries on thirty-two African countries are featured in this volume, preceded by specialist introductory essays on Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences and Puppetry. There are also special introductory general essays on African theatre written by Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka and the outstanding Congolese playwright, Sony Labou Tansi, before his untimely death in 1995. More up-to-date and more wide-ranging than any other publication, this is undoubtedly a major ground-breaking survey of contemporary African theatre. |
Contents
Ousmane Diakhate and Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh | |
Atta Annan Mensah | |
African Theatre and the Question of History | |
Theatre in Africa The art and Heart of Living | |
Bénin | |
Chad Overview | |
Côte dIvoire | |
Ethiopia | |
Ghana | |
Guinea | |
Kenya Overview | |
Africa | |
Selected Bibliography | |
Other editions - View all
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Africa Ousmane Diakhate,Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh,Don Rubin Limited preview - 2013 |
The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Africa Don Rubin,Ousmane Diakhate,Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh No preview available - 2000 |
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