ALT 8 Drama in Africa: African Literature Today: A review - African Literature Today

Marc Notes: Originally published: 1976.; This volume has a focus on African drama and carries an introductory article by Ghanaian poet and playwright J. C. de Graft. There are three articles on Wole Soyinka's work as a playwright and an article on the dramatic works of Ama Ata Aidoo, as well as an article on four dramatists from East Africa. Publisher Marketing: First published in 1976, this volume has a focus on African drama and carries an introductory article by Ghanaian poet and playwright J. C. de Graft. There are three articles on Wole Soyinka's work as a playwright and an article on the dramatic works of Ama Ata Aidoo, as well as an article on four dramatists from East Africa. The dilemmas of the popular playwright are discussed in an article on two Zambian writers and Eldred Jones's Editorial gives examples from Sierra Leone of the challenges faced by more "popular" playwrights and those with the more "literary" concerns of publication.

Contributor Bio:  Jones, Eldred Durosimi Jones is professor of English at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.