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

    By Nadia Anwar

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    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 of dramatic distancing to the analysis of plays by authors such as Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Femi Osofisan, Esiaba Irobi, and Stella Dia Oyedepo.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIbidem Press
    Release dateJul 5, 2016
    ISBN9783838268422
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