SHAKESPEARE IN SWAHILILAND
An exploration of Shakespeare as a global poetShakespeare in Swahililand tells the unexpected literary history of Shakespeare's influence in East Africa. Beginning with Victorian-era expeditions in which Shakespeare's works were the sole reading material carried into the interior, the Bard has been a vital touchstone throughout the region. His plays were printed by liberated slaves as one of the first texts in Swahili, performed by Indian laborers while they built the Uganda railroad, used to argue for native rights, and translated by intellectuals, revolutionaries, and independence leaders. Weaving together stories of explorers staggering th…
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- ISBN: 978-0-374-53726-5
- EAN: 9780374537265
- Produktnummer: 22193610
- Verlag: Macmillan USA
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 312 S.
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Edward Wilson-Lee
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