Art and political thought in Bole Butake / Emmanuel N. Ngwang and Kenneth Usongo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ngwang, Emmanuel N., author.

Usongo, Kenneth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Butake, Bole--Criticism and interpretation.

Butake, Bole.

Cameroonian drama--History and criticism.

Cameroonian drama.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 131 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

Through a pluralist critical approach, this book interrogates Bole Butakes's major creative works-Lake God, And Pain Wine Will Flow, The Survivors, Shoes and Four Men in Arms, Dance of the Vampires and The Rape of Michael-mainly in terms of their political underpinnings and cultural significance. It places his dramas within the sociopolitical matrix of Cameroon and demonstrates the topicality of the issues of governance, marginalization, and corruption in Cameron and Africa that Butake consistently foregrounds in his creative works. Butake's oeuvre continues to inspire so many people, from disenfranchised groups that see in its dramas a path to reclaiming liberties to critics who are challenged to hone their literary tools in the endeavor to situate his works within the dynamics of politics and culture in Africa. Book jacket.

Contents:

Contextualizing Butake

Interview with professor Bole Butake, dramatist and university professor who refused to be "Lapiroed"

The political dimensions of Lake God and other plays

Re-configuration of colonialism in postcolonial cameroon in Bole Butake's plays

Colonial legacy and the culture of corruption in Lake God and The Rape of Michelle

Female empowerment and political change in Lake God, The Survivors, and and Palm Wine Will Flow

Symbol and meaning in Lake God and other plays

From spoken to texture: orality in Lake God

Character and the supernatural in Lake God

Conclusion and Butake's legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ngwang, Emmanuel N., author. Art and political thought in Bole Butake

ISBN:

9781498538107

149853810X

OCLC:

953423746