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31 0 BIBLIOGRAPHY AFRICAN DRAMA Ademola, Frances. "Clark and his Audience." African Forum Vol.I, No.2 (Fall 1965): 84-86. Discusses productions of Song of a Goat at Ibadan and Kampala. Armstrong, Robert P. "Song of a Goat, Review." Ibadan 15 (March 1963): 29-30. On Mbari Club production of J.P.Clark's Play. Astrachan, Anthony- "Like Goats to Slaughter." Block Orpheus 16 (October 1964): 21-24. Review of J.P.Clark's Three Plays, Nigeria. Banham, Martin. "African Literature II: Nigerian Dramatists in English and Traditional Nigerion Theatre." Journal of Commonwealth Literature (Leeds) Vol.3(1967):97-102. _____________* "The Beginnings of Nigerian Literature in English." Review of English Literature (Leeds) Vol.3, NO.2 (1962): 88-99. _____________* "Drama in the Commonwealth: Nigeria." New Theatre Magazine (Bristol), Vol.I, No.4 (July 1960): 13-21. _____________* "Notes on Nigerian Theatre: 1960." Bulletin for the Association for African Literature in English (Sierra Leone) 4 (March 1966): 31-36. Beier, Ulli. Introduction to African Literature. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1967. See in particular chapter "Yoruba Theatre." Bell, Harry. "Death on the Farm." Radio play on BBC-African Service. Program No.9R 52 D021 G. Comeron, Jo. "Criticism of Dear Parent and Ogre and Sons and Daughters." Black Orpheus 19 (March 1966): 59-60. Carlin, Murray. The Thousand. London: Oxford University Press, 1969. Clark, John Pepper. "Aspects of Nigerian Drama." Nigeria Magazine 89 (June 1966): 118-126. Dathorne, O.R. "Writing form Nigeria." Bulletin of the Association for African Literature in English (Sieria Leone) 2 (March 1965): 31-32. Etherton, Michael: The Development of African Drama. Hutchinson University Library of Africa, London, 1981. Kennard, Peter. "Recent African Drama." Bulletin of the Association for African Literature in English (Sierra Leone) 2 (March 1965): 11-19. King, Noel Q. Religious of Africa New York: Harper and Row, 1970. Kalade, Christopher. "Looking of Drama in Nigeria." African Forum Vo.1, No.3 (Winter 1966): 77-79. Lindfors,Bernth. "Nigerian Drama in America Libraries." Afro- Asian Theatre Bulletin vol.2 (February 1968): 22-27. Litondo, Oliver. "Down to Earth." East African Journal vol.3, no.7 (October 1966): 38. Review of The Imprisonment of Obtala and Other Plays by Obotunde Ijimere. McDowell, Rober E. "African Drama, West and South." Africa Today vol.15, no.4 (August/September 1968): 25-28. Includes comments on Wole Soyinka, J.P.Clark, Altred Hutchinson, Lewis Nkosi. ___________* ed. World Literature in English vol.12, no.l Arlington: University of Texas, 1973. Maclean, Una. "The Song of a Goat. Review. "Ibadan 14 (October 1962): 28-29. Review of Mbari production of Clark's play. Moore, Gerald. "The Imagery of Death in African Poety." Africa 38 (January 1968): 57-70. Includes comments on The Road and A Dance of the Forests. ___________* "Macbeth and African Drama." Transition vol.2, no.4 (1962): 27-28. ;u ___________* "Not Indigenous Enough." East African Journal vol.3, no.11 (February 1967): 40. Review of the The Rhythm of Violence by Lewis Nkosi and Songs and Daughters, by J.C.deGraft. Morisseau-Leroy, Felix. "African National Theatre." Okyeame vol.4, no.l (December 1968): 91-94 Nkosi, Lewis. "African Literature: Part II, English Speaking West Africa." Africa Report vol.7, no.11 (December 1962): 15-17, 31. ___________* "Where Does African Literature Go From Hero?" Africa Report vol.ll, no.9 (December 1966): 7-11 Nowozomudo, Benedicta. "An Epoch: A Critique of 'Born Astride the Grave' by Joseph Okpaku." Journal of the New African Literature and the Arts 1 (Spring 1966): 12-13. Oduneye, B. "Theatre in Ibadan." Gultural Events in Africa (London) 21 (August 1966): 1-2. Ogali, Ogali A., Sr.Veronica My Daughter Negeria: Appolos Bros. Press, ND. Ogunba, Oyin. "Theatre in Nigeria. "Presence Africinef Eng. Ed. 30(1966): 65-88. The modern Nigerian drama and its relationship to traditional theatre. Povey,John F. "Contemporary West African Writing in English." Books Abroad 40 (Summer 1966): 253-260. ____________* "West African Drama in English." Comparative Drama. vol.l, no.2 (Summer 1967): 110-121. Roberts, John Storm. "Top of the Pops." Radio Play on BBC African Service Program no.9R Dol9 X. Schmidt, Nancy. "A Bibliography of American Doctoral Dissertations on African Literature." Research in African Literatures vol.l, no.l (first issue): 62-65. Shore, Hebert L. "African Theatre, an End an a Beginning." Players Magazine 39 (February 1963): 134. Tucker, M. "African Genesis." Nation CCIX (November 1969): 510-512. 313 Wasteberg, Per, ed. The Writer in Modern Africa. New York: African Publishing Corp. ND White, Anthony Graham: Ther Drama of Black Africa. Smuel French Inc. London, 1974. Williams, Denis. "The Mbari Publications." Nigeria Magazine 75 (December 1962): 69-74. Includes discussion of Clark's The Song of Goat. Wilson, Catherine. "The Unwelcome Visitor." Radio Play. Adaptation of Chekov play, "The Bear." Progra No.9R 52 Do22 G. Zell, Hans and Silver, Helene, eds A Readers' Guide to African Literature New York: Africana Publishing Corpn., 1971. WORKS OF WOLE SOYINKA Soyinka, Whole. "Amos Tutuola on Stage." Ibadan 16 (June 1963): 23-24. Review of University of Ibadan Production of Palm Wine Drunkard. _________* "And After the Narcissist?" African Forum 1 (Spring 1966): 53-64. _________* The Bacchae of Euripiders. New York:W.W.Norton, 1975. _________* Before the Blackout. First performance, Orison Theatre Company of the Arts Theatre, performed at Ibadan 11 March 1965. _________* Comwood on the leaves. Peformed on radio in Nigeria. _________* Collected Plays Vol.I. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973. _________* Collected Plays Vol.II. New York:Oxford University Press, 1974. _________* Cor, Teach." Ibadan (November 1959): 25-27. * A Dance of the Forests. London: Oxford University Press, 1963. 31 l * Death of the King's Horsemen. New York: W.W.Norton 1976. * The Detainee. Broadcast BBC Service, 1965. * Five Plays. London: Oxford University, 1964. Contains A Dance of the Forests f The Lion and the Jewelf The Swamp Dwellers, The Trails of Brother Jero and The Strong Breed. * and Fagunwa, D.O.The Forest of a Thousand Demons London: Nelson, 1968. * "The Fourth Stage." THe Morality of Art. Essays Presented to G. Wilson Knight edited by D.W. Jefferson. London: Routledge and Kegon Paul, 1969. * "From a Common Black Cloth: A Reassessment of the African Literary Image." American Scholar 32 (Summer 1963): 387-396. * "The House of Bangiji." Exceprt, Act 2" The Exiles" in Reflections. Nigerian Prose and Verse Edited by Frances Ademala. Logos: African Univer­ sities Press, 1962. * Idanre and Other Poems. New York: Hill and Wang, 1968. * The Interpreters. New York: African Publishing Company, 1972. * "The Invention and Other Tales. "First performance of the Royal Court Theatre (London), 1955. * Konqi's Harvest. London: Oxford University Press, 1967. * The Lion and the Jewel. London: Oxford University Press, 1963. * Modmen and Specialists. New York: Hill and Wang, 1972. * A Man Died. London: Rex Collings, 1972. * "Le Theatre Moderne Negro-Africain." (Modern Black African Theatre) Report of the colloquim of black arts at the First World Festival of Black Arts in Dakar, 1-24 April 1966. Volume 1, Paris: Societe Africaine Culture (1967): 539-548. ;* 1 r * My Father's Burden.” Written and directed for Western Nigerian Broadcasting Service Television in Ibadan, 1961. * Myth. Literature and the African World New York Cambridge University Press, 1976. * Poems from Prison. London: Rex Collings, 1969. * ed. and an Introduction. Poems of Black African (New York: Hill Wang, 1975). * "The Republican." Staged by 1960 Mask in February 1964. "The (New) Republican." Presented of Arts Theatre, Ibadan, 21 March 1964. * The Road. London; Oxford University Press, 1965. * "Solutations to the Gut." in Africa in Prose, Edited by O.R. Dathorne and Willifried Feuser. London: Penguin African Library, 1969. * Season of Anomy. New York: Third Press, 1974. * A Shuttle in the Crypt. New York: Hill and Wang, 1972. * Terrible Understanding." Atlas 15 (January 1968): 36-39. * "Theatre in Nigeria: A Brief Review." Cultural Events in Africa 5 (April 1965). * Three Plays: The Swamp Dwellers, The Trials of Brother Jero and The Strong Breed Ibadon: Mbari, 1963. * "Three Poems: The Immigrant.... And the Other Immigrantfand My Next Door Neighbor. Black Orpheus Ibadan. 5 (May 1959). * Three Short Plays: The Swamp Dwellers. The Trials of Brother Jero and The Strong Breed. London: Oxford University Press, 1969. *"The Writer in the Modern African State." L'Afrigue Actuelle 19 (June 1967): 5-7. COMEDY Amur G.S. The Concept of Comedy : A Re-Statement, Karnataka Univerisy, Dharwar, 1963. Cooper, Lane. An Aristotelian Theory of Comedy. Harcourt, New York, 1922. Everett C.C. Poetry. Comedy and Duty, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1890. Feibleman, James. In Praise of Comedy. Russell and Russell, New York, 1962. Leacock, Stephon. Humour : It's Theory and Technique. Dodd, Mead, Toronto, 1935. Meredith, George. An Essay on Comedy. Scribners', New York, 1910. Mehta,P.P. Comedy : Its Theory and Form, Praksh Book Depot, Bareilly, 1987. Nicoll, Allardyce. The Theory of Drama, Doaba House, Delhi, 1969. __________* World Drama. George G.Harrap, London, 1964. Open University. Comedyf Open University Press, Milton Keynes, 1977. Potts, L.J. Comedy, Hutchinson University Library, London,1966. Thorndike, A. English Comedyf Macmillan, New York, 1929. a i v WOLE SOYINKA Abrash, Barbara. Black African Literature in English Since 1952: Works and Criticism New York: Johnson Reprint Corp., 1967. Akanji, Sangodare. "Criticism of The Lion and the Jewel and The Swamp Dwellers." Black Orpheus 6 (November 1959): 50-51. Beier, Ulli. Review of A Dance of the Forest. Black Orpheus 8 (1960): 57-58. Blair, D.S.Review of A Dance of the Forests and The Lion and the Jewel. English Studies in Africa vol.7, no.l (March 1964): 128-131.
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