Children of the Goddess and Other Plays

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"Children of the Goddess, and Other Plays" is a collection of plays by Nigerian playwright James Ene Henshaw. Published in 1964, these works explore various facets of African culture and tradition. The plays within this collection tackle themes such as the ineffectiveness of a village court due to its members' intoxication and the historical conflict between local authorities and Christian missionaries in 19th-century Nigeria. Henshaw, a physician by profession, was known for his accessible style, which has been widely imitated.1

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James Ene Henshaw
His second collection, Children of the Goddess, and Other Plays (1964), treated such themes as the inefficiency of a local village court because of the drunkenness of its members and the struggle between local authorities and missionaries over the spread of Christianity in a 19th-century Nigerian village. Medicine…
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His second collection, Children of the Goddess, and Other Plays (1964), treated such themes as the inefficiency of a local village court because of the drunkenness of its members and the struggle between local authorities and missionaries over the spread of Christianity in a 19th-century Nigerian village. Medicine…
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