West African Popular Theatre / / Karin Barber, John Collins, Alain Ricard

• Autore: Barber Karin
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, [Indiana] ; ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : , : Indiana University Press, , 1997; ©1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 792/.0966
• Soggetto topico: West African drama (English); Theater - Africa, West
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RicardAlain <1945-> CollinsJohn <1944->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-279) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "... a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature... " -Research in African Literatures "Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." -Leeds African Studies Bulletin "A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " -Margaret Drewal "A fine book. The play texts are treasures." -Richard Bauman African popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria.
• Titolo autorizzato: West African Popular Theatre
• ISBN: 9780253028075; 0253028078
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154721103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Drama and performance studies.