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Box 4384400100, nairobi, kenya abstract it is the opinion consensuses of a few scholars that the institution of marriage has continued to. Part farce, part serious social comment the marriage of anansewa is a fastmoving story of greed and cunning with just a hint of youthful romance. The marriage of anansewa download the marriage of anansewa ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Oct 15, 2015 in marriage of anansewa, efua sutherland develops the akan art of storytelling called anansesem ananse stories. The study analyses the literary stylistics of sutherlands play the marriage of anansewaa by focusing on the linguistic patterns and their communicative functions. These are sutherlands marriage of anansewa and sofolas wedlock of the gods. Marriage is the approved social pattern whereby two to more persons establish a family. The marriage of anansewa by efua theodora sutherland, 1975, longman edition, in english. Two plays by efua t efua sutherland has succeeded brilliantly in producing a sparkling abd longman african classics.
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