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Download or read book The Excursions of a Book lover written by Frederic Rowland Marvin and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt: Of which it is composed represent the many pleasant evenings which a Book-lover has passed in delight ful association with what an Eng lish poet has called the sweet consolers of the mind. There is no plan or special purpose in the arrangement. The Excursionist's migrations were not, all of them, from the blue bed to the brown. He visited the libraries of his friends where he found not only the goodly fellowship of many rare volumes, but the companionship of kindred souls, and the joy of a. Fragrant cigar. The gladness of many evenings is in these pages.
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Download or read book Vision of Change in African Drama written by Sola Adeyemi and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fémi Òsófisan is a major dramatist from Nigeria who experiments with forms and theatrical traditions. This book focuses on his development as a dramatist and his contribution to world drama as a postcolonial African writer whose major preoccupation has been to question the colonial and postcolonial issues of identity in theatre, literature and performance. The volume explores how Òsófisan exploits his Yorùbá heritage in his drama and the performances of his plays by reading new meanings into popular mythology, and by re-writing history to comment on contemporary social and political issues. Òsófisan has often introduced new motifs and narratives to energise dramatic performances in Nigeria and globally, and this text discusses developments in his theatre practices in the context of changing cultural trends.
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