Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta‚ near Ibadan in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan‚ he continued at the University of Leeds‚ where‚ later‚ in 1973‚ he took his doctorate. During the six years spent in England‚ he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1958-1959. In 1960‚ he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama. At the same time‚ he taught drama and literature at
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The Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka The Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka (born 1935) was one of the few African writers to denounce the slogan of Negritude as a tool of autocracy. He also was the first black African to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Wole Soyinka was born July 13‚ 1934 in Abeokuta a village on the banks of the River Ogun in the western area of Nigeria. His mother was a Christian convert so devout that he nicknamed her "Wild Christian" and he father was the scholarly
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Wole Soyinka demonstrates the differences between two individuals‚ the speaker and the landlady of the apartment which he is trying to rent. Humanity has the awareness to recognize these differences and Soyinka uses the racism of the landlady to show her ignorance of the situation. We realize the differences between male and female‚ old and young‚ black and white‚ but never focus too strongly on them to cause conflict. The central conflict of this story is between the caller‚ the protagonist‚ and
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“Season” – Wole Soyinka The poem “Season” written by Wole Soyinka makes use of various poetic devices and techniques. The poem is set in the time spent waiting between autumn and winter and is seen through the eyes of a corn garnerer. In the poem‚ Soyinka depicts the feeling of the corn garnerer and the fields he occupies. Primarily‚ this feeling is achieved in marvellous effect thanks to the excellent portrayal of the mood and the superb use of poetic devices such as assonance‚ imagery and rhythm
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Telephone conversation by Wole Soyinka is about‚ as the title suggests‚ a conversation over the telephone between two people – a West African man and a British landlady. The former was looking for a place to live in London. He felt that the ‘price seemed reasonable’ and the ‘location indifferent’ in the sense that it was impartial. The landlady claimed that she ‘lived off premises’ possibly indicating that it was a source of income for her. The poem is in free verse and appears like a conversation
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rhyming scheme since it treats a very serious subject matter.In conclusion the first stanza introduces us to the second stanza. In the secnd stanza Abiku asked a Rhetorical question that suggest death.He says ’’must i weep for goats and coweries For palm oil and sprinkled ash? Yams do not sprout in amulets to earth Abiku limbs.’’meaning that earth is the only place where Abiku can grow‚and that all the ritual being performed to make him stay is only but a waste.There is also the theme of vanity since
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In his play‚ <u>Death and the King’s Horseman</u>‚ Wole Soyinka would have us examine every clash and conflict‚ save for the one involving culture. Certainly this may seem the most obvious part of the play‚ but we would do the general understanding of <u>Death</u> a disservice if we ignored one of the central conflicts in the play. Every element of the play is placed in terms of two extremes‚ and the cultures must be considered one of those pairs. Suicide is no exception to this examination; it must
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once they were under religious control. The English utilized the brilliant ploy of employing Nigerians to spread Christianity to their own people. The Nigerians who compromised and promoted English concepts were rewarded for their deeds. For example Wole Soyinka’s family was rewarded by being given the security of a parsonage. However‚ this was actually given as a result of Essay’s contribution to the spread of English education‚ through his position as headmaster of the school. Education‚ therefore
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How is Prejudice Explored in the Poems ’Still I Rise’ and ’Telephone Conversation’? ’Telephone Conversation’ by Wole Soyinka and ’Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou tackle the social injustice of discrimination. Both poems lack in similarities‚ the only one being theme‚ yet possess an abundance of differences. Although both poems convey the same theme‚ they differ in their means of conveyance. For instance they both explore prejudice and discrimination but through different types of language‚ imagery
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Analysis and Commentary of “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka This poem is about the perceptions‚ attitudes and problems between the black and white skinned people/races. In this short poem of a telephone conversation between a dark skinned West African and a British landlady‚ the writer‚ Wole Soyinka‚ effectively makes others aware of the prejudice and tantrums thrown by the whites to the blacks. This poem emphasises the racism and criticism of Whites against the Blacks. In this poem
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