Loren Kruger

The Drama of South Africa

Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910

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Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking book is the first to comprehensively chronicle the development of dramatic writing and performance in twentieth century South Africa. Concentrating on pageant and ceremony as well as conventional dramatic literature, Loren Kruger discusses in detail both well-known figures such as Athol Fugard and lesser-known actors, directors and impresarios whom have enriched the theatre of South Africa. "The Drama of South Africa" investigates the impact on South African theatre of the American musical, minstrel shows, vaudeville and Black Power. She also highlights the contributions of women, South Asians and other minorities, and concludes with a discussion of the post-apartheid character of South Africa at the end of the twentieth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 162mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9780415179829
• ISBN-10: 0415179823
• Artikelnr.: 21798018

Autorenporträt

Loren Kruger is Associate Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and African and African-American Studies at the University of Chicago. She is the author of The National Stage and currently editor of Theatre Journal.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction: the drama of South Africa 2 The progress of the national
pageant 3 New Africans, neocolonial theatre, and "an African national
dramatic movement" 4 Country counter city: urbanization, tribalization, and
performance under apartheid 5 Dry white seasons: domestic drama and the
Afrikaner ascendancy 6 The drama of black consciousnesses 7 Spaces and
markets: the place of theatre as testimony 8 Theatre in the interregnum and
beyond