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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825508403321

Titolo

A History of theatre in Africa / / edited by Martin Banham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-316-08567-8

1-280-47766-0

0-511-19505-2

0-511-19571-0

0-511-19362-9

0-511-31410-8

0-511-19436-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (498 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BanhamMartin

Disciplina

792/.096

Soggetti

Theater - Africa - History

Performing arts - Africa - History

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Concepts of history and theatre in Africa; 2 North Africa; 3 Francophone Africa south of the Sahara; 4 Anglophone West Africa; 5 East Africa; 6 Southern Africa; 7 South African theatre; 8 Theatre in Portuguese-speaking African countries; 9 Mauritius and ReĢunion; 10 Surviving the crossing: theatre in the African Diaspora; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first full history of theatre in Africa and offers a comprehensive, yet accessible, account of this long and varied chronicle. Chapters include an examination of the concepts of 'history' and 'theatre'; North Africa; Francophone theatre; Anglophone West Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; Lusophone African theatre; and Mauritius.