| World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 3: Africa Contributor(s): Diakhate, Ousmane (Editor), Eyoh, Hansel Ndumbe (Editor), Rubin, Don (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415059313 ISBN-13: 9780415059312 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $445.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: This lavishly illustrated volume examines theatrical developments since 1945 in more than 40 African countries. The authoritative entries on each country have been written by the leading scholars, critics and theatre practitioners working within the area discussed. Preceding the entries are specialist introductory essays on Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences and Puppetry, and general essays on African theatre written by Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka and the outstanding Congolese playwright, Sony Labou Tansi, before his untimely death in 1995. The countries covered are: Angola * Benin * Burkina * Faso * Burundi * Cameroon * Chad * Congo * Cote d'Ivoire * Ethiopia * Ghana * Guinea * Guinea Bissau * Kenya * Liberia * Madagascar * Mali * Mauritius * Mozambique * Namibia * Niger * Nigeria * Rwanda * Senegal * Seychelles Islands * Sierra Leone * South Africa * Tanzania * Togo * Uganda * Zaire * Zambia * Zimbabwe "The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre (WECT)" is the largest international co-operative publication in the history of world theater. In six outstanding volumes, WECT documents artistic development all over the world, country by country, region by region. Volumes One and Two, on Europe and the Americas respectively have already been published to outstanding reviews. studies and African studies. Volume 4 will deal with "The Arab World," Volume 5 with "Asia/Oceania," and Volume 6 will provide a "Bibliography and Cumulative Index." There is a 10% discount for standing orders. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Reference |
| Dewey: 792.09 |
| LCCN: 95-214751 |
| Series: World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.96" W x 9.86" (2.15 lbs) 412 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume Three in this series carries on from the highly acclaimed volumes on Europe and on the Americas. Focusing on non-Arabic Africa, and with contributions from leading experts from the countries featured, the third volume of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre series examines theatrical developments in Africa since 1945. Entries on thirty-two African countries are featured in this volume, preceded by specialist introductory essays on Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences and Puppetry. There are also special introductory general essays on African theatre written by Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka and the outstanding Congolese playwright, Sony Labou Tansi, before his untimely death in 1995. More up-to-date and more wide-ranging than any other publication, this is undoubtedly a major ground-breaking survey of contemporary African theatre. |