The Politics of Adaptation: Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy
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| contents | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy; 1 African Antigones: ""Wherever the call for freedom is heard!"" Antigone's politics -- The choice of Antigone -- Antigone's representation -- Performing Antigone -- Beyond Antigone? -- Antigone's futures; 2 Ritual and Revolution: Wole Soyinka's Bacchae, a Yoruba Tragedy (Post)colonial Thebes -- Revolutionary Dionysus -- Sacrifice and the mythologization of history -- Yoruba and Greek: a complicated brotherhood -- The terms of comparison 3 Staging Transition:The Oresteia in Post-Apartheid South Africa Narrating the past -- Victims and perpetrators -- Theatre of witnessing andmourning -- Justice: definitions and demands -- The politics ofreconciliation -- The weight of the past4 Mourning Remains: Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu The mourning voice -- Memory and promise -- Gendered laments -- Re/membering the past -- The promise of change -- Mourning others; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index This book explores contemporary African adaptations of classical Greek tragedies. Six South African and Nigerian dramatic texts - by Yael Farber, Mark Fleishman, Athol Fugard, Femi Osofisan, and Wole Soyinka - are analysed through the thematic lens of resistance, revolution, reconciliation, and mourning. The opening chapters focus on plays that mobilize Greek tragedy to inspire political change, discussing how Sophocles' heroine Antigone is reconfigured as a freedom fighter and how Euripides' Dionysos is transformed into a revolutionary leader. The later chapters shift the focus to plays that ex |
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| spelling | Van Weyenberg, Astrid Verfasser aut The Politics of Adaptation Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy Amsterdam Editions Rodopi 2013 1 online resource (263 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Cross/Cultures - Readings in the Post/Colonial Literatures in English Print version record Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy; 1 African Antigones: ""Wherever the call for freedom is heard!"" Antigone's politics -- The choice of Antigone -- Antigone's representation -- Performing Antigone -- Beyond Antigone? -- Antigone's futures; 2 Ritual and Revolution: Wole Soyinka's Bacchae, a Yoruba Tragedy (Post)colonial Thebes -- Revolutionary Dionysus -- Sacrifice and the mythologization of history -- Yoruba and Greek: a complicated brotherhood -- The terms of comparison 3 Staging Transition:The Oresteia in Post-Apartheid South Africa Narrating the past -- Victims and perpetrators -- Theatre of witnessing andmourning -- Justice: definitions and demands -- The politics ofreconciliation -- The weight of the past4 Mourning Remains: Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu The mourning voice -- Memory and promise -- Gendered laments -- Re/membering the past -- The promise of change -- Mourning others; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index This book explores contemporary African adaptations of classical Greek tragedies. Six South African and Nigerian dramatic texts - by Yael Farber, Mark Fleishman, Athol Fugard, Femi Osofisan, and Wole Soyinka - are analysed through the thematic lens of resistance, revolution, reconciliation, and mourning. The opening chapters focus on plays that mobilize Greek tragedy to inspire political change, discussing how Sophocles' heroine Antigone is reconfigured as a freedom fighter and how Euripides' Dionysos is transformed into a revolutionary leader. The later chapters shift the focus to plays that ex Soyinka, Wole Osofisan, Femi Soyinka, Wole Bacchae of Euripides Osofisan, Femi Women of Owu Soyinka, Wole 1934- The bacchae of Euripides (DE-588)4607394-2 gnd rswk-swf Osofisan, Femi 1946- Women of Owu (DE-588)1042406081 gnd rswk-swf DRAMA / Ancient, Classical & Medieval bisacsh African drama (English) History and criticism Greek drama (Tragedy) Adaptations History and criticism Greek drama (Tragedy) Appreciation Africa African drama (English) Greek influences Antike (DE-588)4068754-5 gnd rswk-swf Tragödie (DE-588)4060591-7 gnd rswk-swf Adaption Literatur (DE-588)102289935X gnd rswk-swf Drama (DE-588)4012899-4 gnd rswk-swf Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd rswk-swf Afrika Subsaharisches Afrika (DE-588)4053770-5 gnd rswk-swf 1\p (DE-588)4113937-9 Hochschulschrift gnd-content Subsaharisches Afrika (DE-588)4053770-5 g Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 s Drama (DE-588)4012899-4 s Adaption Literatur (DE-588)102289935X s Tragödie (DE-588)4060591-7 s Antike (DE-588)4068754-5 s 2\p DE-604 Soyinka, Wole 1934- The bacchae of Euripides (DE-588)4607394-2 u Osofisan, Femi 1946- Women of Owu (DE-588)1042406081 u 3\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Van Weyenberg, Astrid Politics of Adaptation : Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=641395 Aggregator Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Van Weyenberg, Astrid The Politics of Adaptation Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy; 1 African Antigones: ""Wherever the call for freedom is heard!"" Antigone's politics -- The choice of Antigone -- Antigone's representation -- Performing Antigone -- Beyond Antigone? -- Antigone's futures; 2 Ritual and Revolution: Wole Soyinka's Bacchae, a Yoruba Tragedy (Post)colonial Thebes -- Revolutionary Dionysus -- Sacrifice and the mythologization of history -- Yoruba and Greek: a complicated brotherhood -- The terms of comparison 3 Staging Transition:The Oresteia in Post-Apartheid South Africa Narrating the past -- Victims and perpetrators -- Theatre of witnessing andmourning -- Justice: definitions and demands -- The politics ofreconciliation -- The weight of the past4 Mourning Remains: Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu The mourning voice -- Memory and promise -- Gendered laments -- Re/membering the past -- The promise of change -- Mourning others; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index This book explores contemporary African adaptations of classical Greek tragedies. Six South African and Nigerian dramatic texts - by Yael Farber, Mark Fleishman, Athol Fugard, Femi Osofisan, and Wole Soyinka - are analysed through the thematic lens of resistance, revolution, reconciliation, and mourning. The opening chapters focus on plays that mobilize Greek tragedy to inspire political change, discussing how Sophocles' heroine Antigone is reconfigured as a freedom fighter and how Euripides' Dionysos is transformed into a revolutionary leader. The later chapters shift the focus to plays that ex Soyinka, Wole Osofisan, Femi Soyinka, Wole Bacchae of Euripides Osofisan, Femi Women of Owu Soyinka, Wole 1934- The bacchae of Euripides (DE-588)4607394-2 gnd Osofisan, Femi 1946- Women of Owu (DE-588)1042406081 gnd DRAMA / Ancient, Classical & Medieval bisacsh African drama (English) History and criticism Greek drama (Tragedy) Adaptations History and criticism Greek drama (Tragedy) Appreciation Africa African drama (English) Greek influences Antike (DE-588)4068754-5 gnd Tragödie (DE-588)4060591-7 gnd Adaption Literatur (DE-588)102289935X gnd Drama (DE-588)4012899-4 gnd Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd |
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| title | The Politics of Adaptation Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy |
| title_auth | The Politics of Adaptation Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy |
| title_exact_search | The Politics of Adaptation Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy |
| title_full | The Politics of Adaptation Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy |
| title_fullStr | The Politics of Adaptation Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Politics of Adaptation Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy |
| title_short | The Politics of Adaptation |
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| title_sub | Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy |
| topic | Soyinka, Wole Osofisan, Femi Soyinka, Wole Bacchae of Euripides Osofisan, Femi Women of Owu Soyinka, Wole 1934- The bacchae of Euripides (DE-588)4607394-2 gnd Osofisan, Femi 1946- Women of Owu (DE-588)1042406081 gnd DRAMA / Ancient, Classical & Medieval bisacsh African drama (English) History and criticism Greek drama (Tragedy) Adaptations History and criticism Greek drama (Tragedy) Appreciation Africa African drama (English) Greek influences Antike (DE-588)4068754-5 gnd Tragödie (DE-588)4060591-7 gnd Adaption Literatur (DE-588)102289935X gnd Drama (DE-588)4012899-4 gnd Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd |
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