Dynamics of Distancing in Nigerian Drama - A Functional Approach to Metatheatre

Nadia Anwar

ISBN 10: 3838208625 / ISBN 13: 9783838208626

Published by ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon, DE, 2021

About this Item

Nadia Anwar analyzes select post-independence Nigerian dramas through the conceptual framework of metatheater, a strategy that breaks dramatic illusion to foreground the process of play making. Anwar argues that distancing, as a function of metatheater, fosters a balanced theatrical environment by allowing the emotive and cognitive aspects of reception to dominate the theatergoing experience. She draws on Bertolt Brecht, Thomas J. Scheff, and other theoreticians to critique plays by Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Femi Osofisan, Esiaba Irobi, and Stella 'Dia Oyedepo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dynamics of Distancing in Nigerian Drama - A Functional Approach to Metatheatre
• Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon, DE
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838208625
• ISBN 13: 9783838208626
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 750 grams

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Synopsis

Nadia Anwar analyzes select post-independence Nigerian dramas through the conceptual framework of metatheater, a strategy that breaks dramatic illusion to foreground the process of play making. Anwar argues that distancing, as a function of metatheater, fosters a balanced theatrical environment by allowing the emotive and cognitive aspects of reception to dominate the theatergoing experience. She draws on Bertolt Brecht, Thomas J. Scheff, and other theoreticians to critique plays by Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Femi Osofisan, Esiaba Irobi, and Stella 'Dia Oyedepo.

About the Author

Nadia Anwar is currently assistant professor at the University of Management and Technology, Lahore. Her primary interests include postcolonial and postmodern literatures in general and African drama and theater in particular.