Dynamics of Distancing in Nigerian Drama: A Functional Approach to Metatheatre

by Nadia Anwar

Nadia Anwar analyzes select post-independence Nigerian dramas through the conceptual framework of metatheater, a strategy that breaks dramatic illusion to foreground the process of play making. Anwar argues that distancing, as a function of metatheater, fosters a balanced theatrical environment by allowing the emotive and cognitive aspects of reception to dominate the theatergoing experience. She draws on Bertolt Brecht, Thomas J. Scheff, and other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3838208625
• ISBN13: 9783838208626
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Ibidem Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher