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Title:Ene henshaw and the beginnings of popular plays in nigeria
Author:Bamikunle, Aderemi
Year:1985
Periodical:Nigeria Magazine
Volume:53
Issue:4
Pages:84-89
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:literature
drama
Abstract:Ene Henshaw's earliest plays were published in 1956, which makes him the first notable Nigerian playwright. The present article examines Henshaw's plays in relation to the development of African drama, focusing on the second collection of Henshaw's plays, 'Children of the goddess', which was published in 1964. In the context of the colonial period when the only plays available were classical and European plays, Henshaw's popular drama was revolutionary. Note, ref.
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