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Postcolonial reconstruction of history in African drama : Soyinka, Ngugi with Mugo, Hussein, and Johnson / Chima Osakwe
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Osakwe, Chima, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in global humanities
- Cambridge elements. Elements in global humanities, 3049-821X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African drama--History and criticism.
- African drama.
- Postcolonialism in literature.
- Postcolonialism--Africa.
- Postcolonialism.
- Africa.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "This Element investigates how selected postcolonial African writers have adapted or rather reshaped historical sources for dramatic compositions. The writers and works the author focuses on are: Wole Soyinka (DeathandtheKing’sHorseman,1975),NgũgĩwaThiong’owith Micere Githae Mugo (The Trial of Dedan Kimathi, 1976), Ebrahim Hussein (Kinjeketile, 1970), and Effiong Johnson (Not Without Bones, 2000). His reading of the plays emphasizes their status as postcolonial texts and not just works of African literature. In doing so, the Element is mindful of the fact that postcolonialism has inevitably involved the conceptualization of non-Western modes of thought as a means of challenging the West. The author’s central argument is that the selected postcolonial African authors use artistic licence to rewrite colonial history from below, transforming historical trauma into counternarratives that restore agency, dignity, and futurity to the oppressed"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Death and the king’s horseman
- The trial of Dedan Kimathi
- Kinjeketile
- Not without bones
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 6, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Osakwe, Chima Postcolonial reconstruction of history in African drama
- ISBN:
- 9781009686334
- 100968633X
- 9781009686358
- 1009686356
- OCLC:
- 1587721263
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000401478
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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