Cockroach in the Bath-Tub: Globalisation and the Trope of the Absurd

Cockroach in the Bath-Tub: Globalisation and the Trope of the Absurd

Using insights from dramatic literature, the paper seeks to enhance our perception of the ideals of globalisation vis-a-vis postcolonial African States. This is done through a fresh reading of Al hakim's Fate of a Cockroach, a play written from the perspective of the theatre of the absurd. In...

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Main Author:	Adeoti, Gbemisola Aderemi
Format:	Book chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University 2014
Subjects:	Absurd drama Global ennui Globalisation Absurdists Absurdist
Online Access:	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2677
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