1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463405303321

Autore

Diala Isidore

Titolo

Esiaba Irobi's drama and the postcolony : theory and practice of postcolonial performance / / Isidore Diala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ibadan, Nigeria : , : Kraft Books Limited, , 2014

©2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Disciplina

809.93358

Soggetti

Colonies in literature

Imperialism in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-309) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Pre-text -- Introduction -- Esiaba Irobi : the Igbo worldview and performative heritage -- Irobi's early drama : an adventure of postcolonial theatrical forms -- Ritual and mythological recuperation in Irobi's drama -- Nsukka to Leeds : Irobi's relocation and reconfiguration of the postcolonial stage -- De/stabilising the European classic : Sycorax, Irobi's The tempest -- Music, dance, and (political) transformation in Irobi's drama -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Esiaba Irobi (1960-2010) was one of Africa's most innovative and productive younger playwrights. Deeply rooted in the indigenous performance traditions of his Igbo ethnic group, Irobi's drama, in the tradition of Wole Soyinka, is a hybrid production involving an iconoclastic reconceptualisation of the heritage he appropriates, its fascinating conflation with other performance traditions, and their projection onto the arena of contemporary Nigerian politics. This study by Isidore Diala is the first book-length examination of Irobi's work. It portrays a highly creative individual who was literally driven by the creative urge. The five chapters of this study illuminate different aspects of Irobi's oeuvre and include a vivid portrayal of Irobi the actor in his dream role of Elesin Oba, the eponymous King's Horseman in



Wole Soyinka's drama. Diala highlight's Irobi's fascination for African festivals, which feature prominently in the earlier plays.He also demonstrates that although he is rooted in his Igbo culture, Irobi draws on different ethnic groups, pointing to conceptions of pan-Africanism that include the African diaspora.

2.

Record Nr.

UNICASSBL0461315

Autore

Velocci, Giovanni

Titolo

La Chiesa in Rosmini / Giovanni Velocci

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma, : Coines, 1974

Descrizione fisica

268 p. ; 19 cm.

Collana

Cristianesimo e mondo d'oggi

Disciplina

260

Soggetti

Rosmini Serbati, Antonio - Ecclesiologia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia