Muntu
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Muntu is a seminal play by Ghanaian dramatist Joe de Graft that explores African identity, history, and postcolonial experience through allegory and poetic drama.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joe de Graft | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical drama
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Joe de Graft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
colonial Africa
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postcolonial Africa ⓘ precolonial Africa ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
taught in African literature courses
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taught in theatre studies courses ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
collective African experience
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search for identity ⓘ struggle for liberation ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
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drama ⓘ poetic drama ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Anglophone African drama
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Ghanaian theatre ⓘ |
| hasForm |
choric narration
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episodic structure ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African oral traditions
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Pan-Africanist thought ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial African drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African history
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African identity ⓘ Pan-African consciousness ⓘ colonialism and its legacy ⓘ cultural continuity and change ⓘ postcolonial experience ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of African historical consciousness
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integration of ritual and theatre ⓘ use of mythic and symbolic figures ⓘ |
| notableWork | Muntu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Joe de Graft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
allegorical characters
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poetic language ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
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