Mixed Company:Three Early Jamaican Plays
Three Early Jamaican Plays
Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment
| Author: | Cecily Waite-Smith, Louis Marriott, Sylvia Wynter | ISBN: | 9781849436342 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books | Publication: | June 27, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cecily Waite-Smith, Louis Marriott, Sylvia Wynter |
| ISBN: | 9781849436342 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books |
| Publication: | June 27, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books |
| Language: | English |
In 2012 Jamaica celebrates the 50th anniversary of Independence.Mixed Company is a collection of three of the finest early Jamaicantheatrical works, written for the most part before the dawn ofIndependence.Written in 1954 (The Creatures by Cicely Waite-Smith), 1960 (Bedwardby Louis Marriott) and 1970 (Maskarade by Sylvia Wynter), the playsare examples of works conceived with a Jamaican audience in mind,a Jamaican audience conscious of the melting pot in which it lived.Each offers a unique perspective on the spirit of a people whoheld on to traditional beliefs and customs in the face of colonialopprobrium as the populace struggled to gain its political, socialand cultural independence.
In 2012 Jamaica celebrates the 50th anniversary of Independence.Mixed Company is a collection of three of the finest early Jamaicantheatrical works, written for the most part before the dawn ofIndependence.Written in 1954 (The Creatures by Cicely Waite-Smith), 1960 (Bedwardby Louis Marriott) and 1970 (Maskarade by Sylvia Wynter), the playsare examples of works conceived with a Jamaican audience in mind,a Jamaican audience conscious of the melting pot in which it lived.Each offers a unique perspective on the spirit of a people whoheld on to traditional beliefs and customs in the face of colonialopprobrium as the populace struggled to gain its political, socialand cultural independence.
