French-Language African Drama (Critical Survey of Drama)
Introduction
African drama written in French has been as much a part of the literary tradition as that established by French-language African poetry and the novel. Yet, this genre of African literature seems to exist to a large extent in the shadow of the latter two. This is somewhat surprising, since francophone theater enjoys, on the whole, greater cultural and literary credibility. That is to say, the authenticity of this particular genre is regarded with a less incredulous eye because it is possible to confirm the existence of drama within the oral tradition. This criterion...
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