| Drama for a New South Africa: Seven Plays Contributor(s): Graver, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253213266 ISBN-13: 9780253213266 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: ..". a solid addition to international drama." -- Library Journal Going beyond the parameters of conventional literary drama, these seven new plays express life issues in post-apartheid South Africa -- Islamic fundamentalism, women's rights, ecology, Afrikaans culture and the new multi-racial life of the inner city. While theater rooted in the anti-apartheid movement was rich and vibrant, it was also singleminded in focus, obscuring the diversity of South African culture now brought to life in these works. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822 |
| LCCN: 99025444 |
| Series: Drama and Performance Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.14" W x 9.2" (0.84 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Ethnic Orientation - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . a solid addition to international drama. --Library Journal Going beyond the parameters of conventional literary drama, these seven new plays express life issues in post-apartheid South Africa--Islamic fundamentalism, women's rights, ecology, Afrikaans culture and the new multi-racial life of the inner city. While theater rooted in the anti-apartheid movement was rich and vibrant, it was also singleminded in focus, obscuring the diversity of South African culture now brought to life in these works. |