Maryse Conde's Early Plays: An English Translation of "God Gave Him to Us..." and "The Death of Oluwemi of Ajumako"

Thompson, Liana J.

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Maryse Conde's Early Plays: An English Translation of "God Gave Him to Us..." and "The Death of Oluwemi of Ajumako"

dc.contributor.advisor	Harley Erdman
dc.contributor.author	Thompson, Liana J.
dc.contributor.department	University of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.department	Theater
dc.date	2023-09-22T19:58:55.000
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-26T21:00:10Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-26T21:00:10Z
dc.date.issued	2009-01-01
dc.date.submitted	2009-May
dc.description.abstract	Having built her career and her reputation on her novels, Maryse Condé is not a familiar name in the theater. However, at the beginning of her career Condé was very involved with theater, and her first published works were plays: Dieu nous l’a donné… (1972) and Mort d’Oluwémi d’Ajumako (1973) preceded Condé’s first novel, Heremakhonon (1976). Though these plays do not get as much attention as do her more recent novels, they continue to have a lot to offer: they are highly dramatic, their themes remain relevant to the world today, and they are accessible for a modern audience. This M.F.A. thesis therefore presents the first English language translations of these two early plays of Condé’s, translated as God Gave Him to Us… and The Death of Oluwémi of Ajumako. The translations are preceded by an Introduction exploring the relevance of these plays for a modern audience, the influences that led Condé to craft these two dramas, and the challenges of the translation process.
dc.description.degree	Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.7275/837173
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/46548
dc.relation.url	https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1374&context=theses&unstamped=1
dc.source.status	published
dc.subject	Theater
dc.subject	Maryse Conde
dc.subject	Caribbean literature
dc.subject	drama
dc.subject	theater
dc.subject	translation
dc.subject	Other Theatre and Performance Studies
dc.subject	Literature
dc.title	Maryse Conde's Early Plays: An English Translation of "God Gave Him to Us..." and "The Death of Oluwemi of Ajumako"
dc.type	campus
dc.type	article
dc.type	thesis
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