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Literature and the African Culture: A Study of The Dilemma of a Ghost and The Marriage of Anansewa
Cynthia Elisabeth Osei and Cecilia Addei
Corresponding Author: Cynthia Elisabeth Osei
Submitted: 2011 October, 12
Accepted: 2011 November, 23
Published: 2012 January, 25 |
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This study is a study in Literature and Culture. Its primary objective is to throw light on and to
contribute to the already existing school of thought as to exactly what the culture of a people is and to see how
the elements of culture are successfully portrayed in literary works. To do these two Ghanaian playwrights
namely: Efua Sutherland and Ama Ata Aidoo have been selected. A critical look has been taken at a play each
of these selected playwrights. The study looks at Sutherland’s The Marriage of Anansewa and Aidoo’s The
Dilemma of a Ghost.
Key words: Culture, marriage, polygamy, pride price, puberty rites, superstition,
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Cynthia Elisabeth Osei and Cecilia Addei, . Literature and the African Culture: A Study of The Dilemma of a Ghost and The Marriage of Anansewa. Current Research Journal of Social Sciences, (1): 36-44.
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