Dynamics of distancing in Nigerian drama : a functional approach to metatheatre /

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Author / Creator:	Anwar, Nadia.
Imprint:	Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in world literature ; vol. 1 Studies in world literature ; v. 1.
Subject:	Play within a play. Nigerian drama. Theater -- Nigeria. Nigerian drama. Play within a play. Theater. Nigeria.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11409956

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ISBN:	9783838268422 3838268423 3838208625 9783838208626
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Nadia Anwar analyzes selected post-independence Nigerian dramas using the conceptual framework of metatheatre, a theatrical strategy that foregrounds the process of play-making by breaking the dramatic illusion. She argues that distancing, as a function of metatheatre, creates a balanced theatrical experience and environment in terms of the emotive and cognitive levels of reception of a particular performance. Anwar's book is the first in-depth study to apply the concept of metatheatre to Nigerian drama. She brings the perspectives of Bertolt Brecht, Thomas J. Scheff, and other theoreticians o.
Other form:	Print version: 3838208625 9783838208626

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