Brian Crow
Biographic Data
| ID | 3957442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Crow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Crow |
| SIGNATURE | CROW B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
African Brecht”
The theory and practice of Bertolt Brecht's epic theatre have been influential in the development of literary theatre in sub-Saharan Africa. But while affinities with Brechtian ideals and practice may certainly be seen to exist both in dramaturgy and in audience reception, the characteristic activity of African audiences is typically in complex and uneasy tension with the "Brechtian" impulse. In particular, many African theatergoers are sustained…
African Metatheater: Criticizing Society, Celebrating the Stage
Metatheatricality, or the capacity of stage text and performance to refer to and comment on its own nature as an artistic medium, has been a long established and richly elaborated feature of Western dramatic and theatrical tradition. Shakespeare famously essayed it in comic mode in the mechanicals' play of Pyramis and Thisbe in A Midsummer Night's Dream and tragically in Hamlet. In the modern period Chekhov explored it through Konstantin's play w…
African Popular Theatre: From Pre-Colonial Times to the Present Day
African Popular Theatre: from pre-colonial times to the present day African Popular Theatre: from pre-colonial times to the present day, by David Kerr. J. Currey, 1995. x+278 pp. Hardback £35.00; paperback £11.95. ISBN hardback 0-435-08967-6; paperback 0-435-08969-2. BRIAN CROW BRIAN CROW University of Birmingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 95, Issue 380, July 1996, Pages 470–47…
Homelands, Harlem and Hollywood: South African culture and the world beyond
A People's Voice: Black South African Writing in the Twentieth Century
And Bid Him Sing: Essays in Literature and Cultural Domination
Land, Freedom and Fiction: History and Ideology in Kenya
Soyinka and the Voice of Vision
African Metatheater: Criticizing Society, Celebrating the Stage
Metatheatricality, or the capacity of stage text and performance to refer to and comment on its own nature as an artistic medium, has been a long established and richly elaborated feature of Western dramatic and theatrical tradition. Shakespeare famously essayed it in comic mode in the mechanicals' play of Pyramis and Thisbe in A Midsummer Night's Dream and tragically in Hamlet. In the modern period Chekhov explored it through Konstantin's play w…
Land, Freedom and Fiction: History and Ideology in Kenya
Soyinka and the Voice of Vision
Land, Freedom and Fiction: History and Ideology in Kenya
A People's Voice: Black South African Writing in the Twentieth Century
And Bid Him Sing: Essays in Literature and Cultural Domination
African Popular Theatre: From Pre-Colonial Times to the Present Day
African Popular Theatre: from pre-colonial times to the present day African Popular Theatre: from pre-colonial times to the present day, by David Kerr. J. Currey, 1995. x+278 pp. Hardback £35.00; paperback £11.95. ISBN hardback 0-435-08967-6; paperback 0-435-08969-2. BRIAN CROW BRIAN CROW University of Birmingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 95, Issue 380, July 1996, Pages 470–47…
Homelands, Harlem and Hollywood: South African culture and the world beyond
African Metatheater: Criticizing Society, Celebrating the Stage
Metatheatricality, or the capacity of stage text and performance to refer to and comment on its own nature as an artistic medium, has been a long established and richly elaborated feature of Western dramatic and theatrical tradition. Shakespeare famously essayed it in comic mode in the mechanicals' play of Pyramis and Thisbe in A Midsummer Night's Dream and tragically in Hamlet. In the modern period Chekhov explored it through Konstantin's play w…
African Brecht”
The theory and practice of Bertolt Brecht's epic theatre have been influential in the development of literary theatre in sub-Saharan Africa. But while affinities with Brechtian ideals and practice may certainly be seen to exist both in dramaturgy and in audience reception, the characteristic activity of African audiences is typically in complex and uneasy tension with the "Brechtian" impulse. In particular, many African theatergoers are sustained…
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