Soyinka

What do telephone conversation by Wole Soyinka, war photographer by Carol Ann Duffy and prayer before birth by Louis Mac Neice have to say about the difficulties of living in society and how do they say it? In Telephone conversation, the poem is about a racist dialog exchange that happened in the 1960's in Britain. Written in the first person where the tone of the speaker is very subtle mood with the dramatic change from being tranquil to a more sarcastic conversation. The theme of racism that

poems entitled Abiku discuss the title child who returns to haunt his family after dying at a young age. However, they are formatted and presented in different manners to give alternate meanings to the story presented. The first, written by Wole Soyinka, is written in stanzas, while John Pepper Clark’s is in block form. However, they also share a variety of qualities in common, such as nature imagery and belief in incarnation. One similarity between Soyinka’s and Clark’s poems is the belief in

techniques used within the two works will be observed. My rein is loosened. I am master of my Fate. When the hour comes, Watch me dance along the narrowing path, Glazed by the soles of my great precursors. My soul is eager. I shall not turn aside. (Soyinka, 2002:10). The play is set in the ancient Yoruban city of Oyo in Nigeria, nineteen forty three. The King has died and on the night in question his Horseman must escort him to the afterlife. The Kings Horseman, Elesin Oba, dancing

MANAGING CULTISM IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS BY SULAIMAN ABDULLAHI KARWAI, Ph.D, fmca, mnim, mimc, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. Abstract Importunate secret cult activities have created a culture of fear and turned many tertiary institutions into centres of violence, where Fear, anxiety and insecurity of lives and properties are the order of the day. These scenarios have resulted in poor learning, poor performance and low academic attainment. The objective

In his essay, ' 'The Fourth Stage ' ' which ' ' helped to establish [his] reputation as a myth critic, a drama theorist and a master of language ' ', Soyinka attempts to investigate the origin of Yoruba tragedy ( Madaukor 8). He is of the view that in Yoruba world view, tragedy originated from gods ' consciousness of their incompleteness or what he terms the ' ' anguish of severance ' '; ' '[t]he tragedy in Yoruba traditional drama, is the anguish of this severance, the fragmentation of essence

INTRODUCTION Akinwande Oluwole “Wole” , occupies a prominent place among the African writers. Soyinka is the best known of Nigerian playwrights, the Nobel Laureate, the first in Africa and the Diaspora to be so honoured. He is probably the most prolific of modern African writers and the most varied in his achievements. His achievements have placed

Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, who explores the cultures and traditions of Yoruba, a Nigerian culture in this play “The Lion and the Jewel”. The main aim of this study is to evaluate Soyinka’s play. Soyinka tries to bring out the conflict between the tradition and the western culture. The concept of Post colonialism is clearly depicted in the character of Baroka, whose character represents the attitude of a Lion. The complete play occurs in a single day. Within this short time of period Soyinka

Olunde attempts to reveal to Jane the greatness of his father 's sacrifice for his peace and the peace of his own people, his father is going to commit suicide to save his community from destruction. However, Jane cannot understand the implication of that sacrifice which she regards as a ' 'barbaric custom ' ' or even ' 'feudalistic. ' ' Olunde 's long conversation with Jane reveals the arrogance, vulnerability, disintegration and hypocrisy of the English people. He expresses the terrible conditions

The African world-view in Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman    In his play, Death and the King's Horseman, Wole Soyinka uses certain literary forms and devices to intermix Yoruba culture and a predominantly European dramatic form to create a play easily understood by the audience, but that allows the introduction of a foreign influence. These devices include the use of a songlike quality in dialogue and the telling of stories, the use of personification and metaphor to give

Death and the King’s Horseman, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, and The Storyteller all have multiple messages that can be obtained through reading these novels. Due to the great number messages that can be obtained throughout the readings, the authors have a lot of different, but also a lot of similar messages within the books as well. When reading these novels, the authors display a great deal of personal growth and change, a great empathy and compassion for others, and also a great image