Cultural Identities

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the reception of ancient Greek tragedy by African writers. It starts with a definition of the term post-colonial and related aspects such as the use of language in post-colonial writing. It attempts to trace the path this reception followed from Europe to post-colonial Africa, then to Carribean and Afro-American cultures as part of the first diaspora, and then back to Europe as part of the second diaspora. Selected examples will be analysed in order to illustrate how African writers have used the ancient Greek plays in order to 'write back' to the (former) colonial centre as part of post-colonial discourse.

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