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Title: | French-language African drama & the oral tradition: trends & issues |
Author: | Conteh-Morgan, J. |
Year: | 1992 |
Periodical: | African Literature Today |
Issue: | 18 |
Pages: | 115-132 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | French-speaking Africa Subsaharan Africa |
Subjects: | oral traditions literature French language drama |
Abstract: | The oral tradition constitutes the single most important source of inspiration for the African dramatist writing in French. In this article, the author outlines the multiple levels and the specific nature of the relationship between this drama and the oral tradition both in the latter's ancient and modern manifestations. More specifically, he deals with the question of whether this relationship is a dynamic and creative relationship in which new linkages and meanings are constructed from old texts and beliefs, or whether it is one governed by rules of strict fidelity to the inspirational source. Although the author refers to a variety of plays, he discusses only two at length: 'La reine scélérate' (1968) by Eugène Dervain and 'On joue la comédie' (1972) by Sénouvo Zinsou. Notes, ref. |