A dance of masks
Subtitle: Senghor, Achebe, Soyinka
By: by Jonathan Peters.
Publisher: Three Continents Press
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Senghor, Léopold Sédar, 1906- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Achebe, Chinua -- Criticism and interpretation.; Soyinka, Wole -- Criticism and interpretation.; African literature (English) -- History and criticism.; African literature (French) -- History and criticism.; Masks in literature.; Nigeria -- In literature.
Description: This text searches for themes about African self-identity by exploring images of the mask in the poetry of Senghor, the fiction of Achebe, and the drama of Soyinka. It focuses on the mask as a concept - an interplay that involves the mask and its wearer.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 251-258.
Includes index.