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008			951206s1996 dcua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 95026721
020			_a0882581090 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a088258121X (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm33948871
035			_a(NNC)1930657
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050	0	0	_aPR9387.9.O85 _bZ85 1996
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100	1		_aRichards, Sandra L., _d1946-
245	1	0	_aAncient songs set ablaze : _bthe theatre of Femi Osofisan / _cSandra L. Richards.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bHoward University Press, _c1996.
300			_axxvi, 210 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index.
520			_aAncient Songs Set Ablaze constitutes the first systematic study of the plays of Femi Osofisan, winner in 1983 of the first Assciation of Nigerian Authors prize for drama. Osofisan is one of the most respected and prolific African writers. He uses a postcolonial history of poverty political unrest, and social corruption to create theatre pieces that range from social protest dramas, to murder mysteries, to farces.
520	8		_aHis style encompasses such African performance practices as story-telling, dance dramas, and dilemma tales. As his work gains in popularity in the United States, Osofisan has begun to obtain commissions and productions on American college campuses and regional theatres nationwide.
600	1	0	_aOsofisan, Femi _xCriticism and interpretation.
651		0	_aNigeria _xIn literature.
900			_bTOC
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948	2		_a20051004 _ba _coc2016 _dMPS
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