African Shakespeare: Subversions, Appropriations, Negotiations (1) (Routledge Studies in African Literature)
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- Synopsis
- African Shakespeare: Subversions, Appropriations, Negotiations uncovers the multidimensional inventions, synergies, and experimentations that have emerged from performative, political, literary, and conceptual encounters with Shakespeare and his oeuvre in African contexts. Divided into three broad and overlapping parts, the chapters of the book critically explore issues of decoloniality and postcoloniality; nation-building and state corruption; history and memory; gender and feminism; translation and adaptation from diverse theoretical standpoints. The book displaces the emphasis on Shakespeare’s works to productively illuminate the multi-layered significance of African epistemes, politico-aesthetics, languages and socio-cultural realities to the practice and process of literary and theatrical intervention and creation. Building on and extending extant scholarship in the field of African Shakespeare, the contributions in the volume not only enhance knowledge of African Shakespearean creations but also enrich African Studies and Shakespeare Studies by opening up new possibilities for transdisciplinary dialogues and cross-fertilization.The book will be useful for students and scholars of African Theatre and Performance, Cultural Studies, (Global) Shakespeare Studies, Translation and Adaptation Studies and Post-colonial Studies.
- Copyright:
- 2025
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 232 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781040272077
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781003390763, 9781032487809, 9781040272060
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 02/17/25
- Copyrighted By:
- selection and editorial matter, Ifeoluwa Aboluwade, Serena Talento, Pepetual Mforbe Chiangong and Oliver Nyambi
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- null Ifeoluwa Aboluwade
- Edited by:
- null Serena Talento
- Edited by:
- null Pepetual Mforbe Chiangong
- Edited by:
- null Oliver Nyambi
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