Education of the Deprived

A. Ambanasom

Description

Education of the Deprived is a perceptive socio-artistic examination of the key works of some major writers of Anglophone Cameroon literary drama today. For over two decades now socio-political developments in Cameroon, including the liberalization of the press, have led to an unprecedented proliferation of political, journalistic and imaginative writings. Availing themselves of their new-found freedom of expression, Cameroonians in general are forcefully articulating their views more than even before, and creative writers, in particular, are artistically recording intimate and painful experiences in the on-going endeavour to make sense of the socio-political environment; they are mapping out, through images and symbols, the peculiar contour of the collective Cameroonian soul. What observers have noticed, with regard to Anglophone Cameroon imaginative writing, however, is that there are few significant critical works to match the burgeoning creative literature. While in the 1970s there was a cry concerning the scarcity of imaginative works by Anglophone Cameroonians, the complaint now, at the turn of the 21st century, is that there is a dearth of critical literature capable of catapulting, on to the international literary scene, the Anglophone Cameroon literature being written. This book covers both traditional and modern drama as written by Anglophones, lays bare the technical differences between the two dramatic traditions, and brings out the central themes developed by these committed dramatists.

Sujets

• Literary Criticism

Informations

• Publié par: Langaa RPCIG
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9789956578245
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Education of the Deprived

Education of the Deprived Anglophone Cameroon Literary Drama

Shadrach A. Ambanasom

Education of the Deprived Anglophone Cameroon Literary Drama

Education of the Deprived Anglophone Cameroon Literary Drama

Shadrach A. Ambanasom

Langaa Research & Publishing CIG Mankon,Bamenda

Publisher: LangaaRPCIG Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group P.O. Box 902 Mankon Bamenda North West Region Cameroon [e-mail] www.langaa-rpcig.net

Distributed outside N. America by African Books Collective [e-mail] www.africanbookscollective.com

Distributed in N. America by Michigan State University Press [e-mail] www.msupress.msu.edu

ISBN: 9956-616-57-5

© Shadrach A. Ambanasom 2010

DISCLAIMER All views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Langaa RPCIG.

Content

Preface................................................................................................... vii Acknowlegments...................................................................................... ix Introduction............................................................................................. xi

Chapter One The Socio-Political Background to Anglophone Cameroon Literary Drama .............................................................................. 1

Chapter Two Victor Epie Ngome – Irreconcilable Differences ........................ 15

Chapter Three Bole Butake – Empowerment of Women and the Masses ........ 35

Chapter Four Bate Besong – The Conscientisation of the Public ..................... 55

Chapter Five N. John Nkengasong – Waiting for a Saviour ............................. 101

Conclusion........................................................................................... 113 Works Cited........................................................................................ 121 Notes on the Playwrights..................................................................... 127

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