Africa as well as its present. Songs‚ folklores‚ superstitions‚ etc. are just some of the things that have been passed from generation to generation orally. We see the evidence of some of these superstitions in J.P. Clark ’s _Abiku_ as well as Wole Soyinka ’s _Abiku_. Both poems are based on traditional superstitions and it is evident from the title‚ _Abiku_‚ which is a word from the Yoruba language of Nigeria that is used to describe a child that dies and is reborn‚ usually multiple times. It is
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Death of a salesman. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers‚ 1988. O’Neil‚ Eugene. The Emperor Jones. New York: Vintage Books‚ 1972. ---. The Hairy ape. The Hairy ape‚ and other plays‚ by Eugene O’Neil. London‚ Cape.‚ 1923. Soyinka‚ Wole. A dance of the forests. London : Oxford University Press‚ 1963. ---.The Lion and the Jewel. London‚ Oxford University Press‚ 1963. ---. Death and The King’s Horseman. New York : Norton‚ 2003. Walcott‚ Derek. Dream on monkey mountain. Alexandria
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“translation and recovery” to the work of disciplinary Africana Studies? What is an intellectual genealogy? How might one go about (re)constructing intellectual genealogies? What does Wole Soyinka consider the “dynamic possessions” that human beings in general and Africans in particular must use as “commodities of exchange”? [Soyinka‚ p. vii] What is the role of migration in human history and how‚ according to Ayi Kwei Armah‚ do traditions of migration frame the long-view genealogy of Africana intellectual
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Deathi in the play Death and the King’s Horseman In the play Death and the King’s Horseman‚ Wole Soyinka allows death to function outside of the people in the play and work as a character of its own. This is seen in the title of the play. It is not The Death of the King’s Horseman or The King’s Horseman and his Death. The title reads “death” as a separate character from “the King’s Horseman.” The most important role of death in the play is in fact not that of the King’s Horseman‚ but rather the
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Kongi’s Harvest President Kongi‚ the dictator of an African developing nation‚ is trying to modernize his nation after deposing King Oba Danlola‚ who is being held in detention. Kongi demands that Danlola present him with a ceremonial yam at a state dinner to indicate his abdication. Daodu is Danlola’s nephew and heir‚ and he grows prized yams on his farm. Daodu’s lover Segi owns a bar where Daodu spends most of his time. Segi is revealed to be Kongi’s former lover. The different tribes are resisting
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age of empire. History of Education‚ 37.6 (2008): 773-787. Jeyifo‚ Biodun. Soynika: Perspectives on Wole Soyinka: Freedom and complexity. Mississippi: Univ. Press of Mississippi‚ Jul 1‚ 2006 Killam‚ G.D Losambe‚ Lokangaka‚ Sarinjeive‚ Devi. Pre-colonial and post-colonial drama and theatre in Africa. South Africa: New Africa Books‚ 2001. Masiska‚ Mpalive-Hangson. Postcolonial identity in Wole Soyinka. New York: Rodopi‚ 2007. Newell‚ Stephanie Ngugi Wa Thiongo‚ Ngugi Wa Mirii. I will marry when I want
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essay i will be exploring how expressively the language is used and also analyse the form and structure. Both plays use of language and style of writing have been used to present the persisting struggle for racial identity in African literature. Wole Soyinka is acutely aware of the power and tone of language which he uses as an immensely flexible tool. Iyaloja not only uses titles‚ but she predominantly uses proverbs as a source of power as she teases and mocks Elesin for not performing his ritual
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on our society in that we now know the meaning of academic integrity. Evolution has taken place in our country‚ that it is now an acknowledged fact that a person can own his or her words and knowledge‚ for example‚ our Nobel Laureate‚ Professor Wole Soyinka(Literature). Had he not owned his works‚ would he have been recognized in his field? Just as musicians have copyrights‚ so equally do academics own their work. Academic integrity is founded on the principle that plagiarism is unethical and a theft
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U N I V E R S I T Y O F L A G O S D E P A R T M E N T O F E N G L I S H M . A . L I T E R A T U R E C O U R S E W O R K: M O D E R N N I G E R I A N D R A M A : S O C I O - C U L T U R A L A N D W E S T E R N I N F L U E N C E S N A M E : A G B A M U A G H O G H O M A T R I C U L A T I ON N U M B E R : 1 0 9 0 1 3 0 4 6 C O U R S E : M O D E R N N I G E R I A N D R A M A E N G 8 5 6 QUESTION: HOW HAS MODERN NIGERIAN DRAMA BEEN INFLUENCED
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For the post of Written Recruitment Test for the post of Postgraduate Assistants in Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service. Syllabus: English (Subject Code: P02) Unit-I – MODERN LITERATURE (1400-1600) Poetry For Detailed Study Chaucer : Prologue to the Canterbury Tales Spenser : Faerie Queene - Book-I For Non-detailed Study Spenser : Prothalamion and Epithalamion Wyatt‚ Surrey: Selections in Peacock’s English verse‚ Vol-I Ballads : Peacock
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