Author/Authors
ENI, Kenneth Efakponana Niger Delta University - Department of Theatre Arts, Nigeria
Title Of Article
Influences and Traditions: Wole Soyinka and the Nigerian Theatre
شماره ركورد
15288
Abstract
Soyinka is a major dramatist whose work welds a lot of influence on generations of dramatists in Nigerian. A careful study of his work reveals a level of steady flow of influences that has shaped and continues to shape the literary theatre tradition in Nigeria. This paper focuses on two select works of Soyinka as a dramatist in order to highlight foreign influences that have seeped into the Nigerian theatre through his works. The paper adopts literary and critical methodologies in discussing the subject matter and in exploring the selected texts. The paper concludes that Soyinka is a major factor in bringing the foreign influences that have shaped Nigeria s theatre.
From Page
93
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Nigeria , Nigerian , Nigerian theatre , Nigerian literature
JournalTitle
Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities
To Page
103
JournalTitle
Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities
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