Phoenix, Volume 1Sri Lanka Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, 1990 - Commonwealth literature (English) |
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... song of Palmyrah trees . I was ill I was advised To abort you By the physicians But I suffered with happiness Bloated , lying on the bed Unable to breathe Uneating saltless food , And laughed the day you were born ... I am sorry , my ...
... song of Palmyrah trees . I was ill I was advised To abort you By the physicians But I suffered with happiness Bloated , lying on the bed Unable to breathe Uneating saltless food , And laughed the day you were born ... I am sorry , my ...
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... Song , 10 though equally a radical play which explores the theme of revolutionary changes , is a far more complex dramatic piece than Farewell to Babylon . Stylistically , it adopts the form of a play within a play to define the nature ...
... Song , 10 though equally a radical play which explores the theme of revolutionary changes , is a far more complex dramatic piece than Farewell to Babylon . Stylistically , it adopts the form of a play within a play to define the nature ...
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... Song exists in the future . This situation has been aptly described by Biodun Jeyifo in the followimg words : " Commitment in contemporary African drama has taken a decisive turn . The main subject is revolution : its necessity or ...
... Song exists in the future . This situation has been aptly described by Biodun Jeyifo in the followimg words : " Commitment in contemporary African drama has taken a decisive turn . The main subject is revolution : its necessity or ...
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