TY - BOOK ID - 78012713 TI - The rising sun & Boma PY - 2015 SN - 9956792667 9789956792665 9789956792535 9956792535 132261038X PB - Mankon, Bamenda Langaa Research & Publishing CIG DB - UniCat KW - Cameroon KW - Cameron KW - Camerun KW - Camerŵn KW - Federal Republic of Cameroon KW - Gweriniaeth Camerŵn KW - Jumhūrīyah al-Kāmīrūn KW - Kamailong KW - Kameroen KW - Kameron KW - Kameroun KW - Kamerun (Republic) KW - Kamerunská republika KW - Kāmīrūn KW - Republic of Cameroon KW - Republica de Camerún KW - Rèpublica du Cameron KW - Republiek van Kameroen KW - Republik Kameroun KW - Republik Kamerun KW - Republika Kamerun KW - République du Cameroun KW - République fédérale du Cameroun KW - République unie du Cameroun KW - Rėspublika Kamerun KW - State of Cameroon KW - United Republic of Cameroon KW - Рэспубліка Камерун KW - Република Камерун KW - Камерун (Republic) KW - جمهورية الكاميرون KW - كاميرون KW - 喀麦隆 KW - Cameroun KW - Kamerun KW - African poetry (English) KW - African poetry. KW - Cameroonian poetry (English) KW - Nature KW - Cameroon poetry (English) KW - English poetry KW - Cameroonian literature (English) KW - Black poetry (African) KW - African literature KW - African literature (English) KW - African authors UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78012713 AB - The Rising Sun and Boma interrogate social evils such as moral decadence, corruption, and greed that are rife in the Cameroonian society. In both plays, Ipah, Paddy, Dinna, and Boma, for example, exemplify how waywardness and avarice can subvert moral integrity. At the same time, the plays problematise the intersection of tradition and modernity, articulating the tension inherent in both visions of life. Although the moral landscape of the drama appears sordid, characters like Abu Ipah and Joseph enkindle hope. Initially performed seventeen years ago, the plays are still as poignant as they are didactic and hilarious as they are refreshing. The characters are credible and compelling partly because of the felicitous language that is anchored in the local imagery. ER -