Deden Kemathi
May 8, 2014
[The Trial of Dedan Kimathi – as a historical play
The Trial of Dedan Kimathi
As a historical play
Ngugi wa Thiongo and Micere Mugo
Elyas Beraki
Adi Keyih Collage
8 May 2014
May 8, 2014
[The Trial of Dedan Kimathi – as a historical play
Abstract
The Trial of Dedan Kimathi by Ngugi wa Thiongo and Micere Mugo is a reconstruction of the Kenyan national history of the pre-independence Mau Mau struggle against British imperialism. The essay examines, among other things, the extent to which the authors' materialist ideology has influenced their social and artistic sensibility, and what role this, in turn, has played in their choice of form and other dramatic devices in highlighting the socioeconomic reality of colonial Kenya. It concludes that the strength and/or uniqueness of the play reside less in the narrative or its topicality than in the playwrights' choice of form, by which the play is unified and made poetic.
May 8, 2014
[The Trial of Dedan Kimathi – as a historical play
1. African colonization
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2. Historical Background of the play
Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (October 31, 1920 - February 18, 1957) was a Kenyan rebel leader who fought against British colonization in Kenya in the 1950s. He was convicted and executed by the
British colonial government. The British colonial government that ruled Kenya at the time considered him a terrorist, but many Kikuyu and other Kenyans viewed him as a freedom fighter of the Mau Mau Uprising.
Early life - Kimathi was born in Thenge Village Tetu division, Nyeri District. At the age of fifteen, he joined the local primary school, Karuna-ini, where he perfected his English skills. He would later use those language skills to write extensively before and during the uprising. He was a
Debate Club member in his school. He was deeply religious and carried a Bible regularly. He worked for the forest department collecting tree seeds to help him foot his school bill. He
[The Trial of Dedan Kimathi – as a historical play
The Trial of Dedan Kimathi
As a historical play
Ngugi wa Thiongo and Micere Mugo
Elyas Beraki
Adi Keyih Collage
8 May 2014
May 8, 2014
[The Trial of Dedan Kimathi – as a historical play
Abstract
The Trial of Dedan Kimathi by Ngugi wa Thiongo and Micere Mugo is a reconstruction of the Kenyan national history of the pre-independence Mau Mau struggle against British imperialism. The essay examines, among other things, the extent to which the authors' materialist ideology has influenced their social and artistic sensibility, and what role this, in turn, has played in their choice of form and other dramatic devices in highlighting the socioeconomic reality of colonial Kenya. It concludes that the strength and/or uniqueness of the play reside less in the narrative or its topicality than in the playwrights' choice of form, by which the play is unified and made poetic.
May 8, 2014
[The Trial of Dedan Kimathi – as a historical play
1. African colonization
………………..
2. Historical Background of the play
Dedan Kimathi Waciuri (October 31, 1920 - February 18, 1957) was a Kenyan rebel leader who fought against British colonization in Kenya in the 1950s. He was convicted and executed by the
British colonial government. The British colonial government that ruled Kenya at the time considered him a terrorist, but many Kikuyu and other Kenyans viewed him as a freedom fighter of the Mau Mau Uprising.
Early life - Kimathi was born in Thenge Village Tetu division, Nyeri District. At the age of fifteen, he joined the local primary school, Karuna-ini, where he perfected his English skills. He would later use those language skills to write extensively before and during the uprising. He was a
Debate Club member in his school. He was deeply religious and carried a Bible regularly. He worked for the forest department collecting tree seeds to help him foot his school bill. He