The loudness of the “Unsaid”: Proverbs in selected African drama
The paper reflects on the use of proverbs as communicative constituents of African drama, how they are used by playwrights to establish themes, build context, enrich dialogue and develop characterisation. Many African paremiology scholars have studied proverbs as expressions of social realities and...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Ghana
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Legon Journal of the Humanities |
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ljh.v30i1.4 |