African drama & theatre
Subtitle: a criticism
By: edited by Charles Kebaya and John Mugubi
Publisher: Focus Publishers Ltd
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9789966011763
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: African drama; History and criticism
Other titles: African drama and theatre :
Description: "The contributors to this text investigate the developments of African drama and theatre from the pre-colonial period to the present ... [in] a rich collection of essays that cover a wide range of topics such as the concept and nature of traditional African drama and theatre, African aesthetics in traditional African drama and theatre, re-appropriation of the African aesthetic in modern African drama, the growth and development of Kenyan drama and theatre, theatre for development in East Africa, and minimalism as a theatrical strategy in Athol Fugard's plays."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-163) and index.