This edition presenting a continentally representative collection of modern African drama in any language, includes palys from Egypt, Algeria, the Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya. "Backgrounds and Criticism" presents documents on modern African drama generally and on the assembled texts and authors specifically, including little known materials. This text includes essays on: Tawfik al-Hakim, Kateb Yacine, Athol Fugard, Wole Soyinka, Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, Ama Ata Aidoo, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o and Femi Osofiasan. A chronology and selected bibliography are included.