Wole Soyinka : politics, poetics and postcolonialism / Biodun Jeyifo.
Wole Soyinka : politics, poetics and postcolonialism / Biodun Jeyifo.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, c2004.
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N822.914/82
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English
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xxxiii, 322 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. 'Representative' and unrepresentable modalities of the self: the gnostic, worldly and radical humanism of Wole Soyinka -- 2. Tragic mythopoesis as postcolonial discourse - critical and theoretical writings -- 3. The "drama of existence": sources and scope -- 4. Ritual, anti-ritual and the festiva...
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New York : Cambridge University Press, c2004.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2004.
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"Jeyifo examines the connections between the innovative and influential writings of Wole Soyinka and his radical political activism. Jeyifo carries out detailed analyses of Soyinka's most ambitious works, relating them to the controversies generated by Soyinka's use of literature and theatre for radical political purposes. The evaluations of this s...
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Wole Soyinka : politics, poetics and postcolonialism / Biodun Jeyifo.
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Cambridge studies in African and Caribbean literature.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
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c2004.
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N822.914/82
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74VKpAR245AM
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0521394864 (hbk.)
9780521394864
0521394864
9780521394864 (hbk.)
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822.914
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991019384859702626
