Wole Soyinka : literature, activism, and African transformation / Bola Dauda and Toyin Falola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dauda, Bola, author.

Falola, Toyin, author.

Series:

Black literary and cultural expressions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soyinka, Wole.

Soyinka, Wole--Criticism and interpretation.

Authors, Nigerian--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Nigerian.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Biographies.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

xiv, 295 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

"This timely and expansive biography of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian writer, Nobel laureate, and social activist, shows how the author's early years influence his life's work and how his writing, in turn, informs his political engagement. Three sections spanning his life, major texts, and place in history, connect Soyinka's legacy with global issues beyond the borders of his own country, and indeed beyond the African continent. Covering his encounters with the widespread rise of kleptocratic rule and international corporate corruption, his reflection on the human condition of the North-South divide, and the consequences of postcolonialism, this comprehensive biography locates Wole Soyinka as a global figure whose life and works have made him a subject of conversation in the public sphere, as well as one of Africa's most successful and popular authors. Looking at the different forms of Soyinka's work--plays, novels, and memoirs, among others--this volume argues that Soyinka used writing to inform, mobilize, and sometimes incite civil action, in a decades-long attempt at literary social engineering"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction and Context

1. Studies on Wole Soyinka

2. Wole Soyinka in Historical Perspective

pt. 2 Historical and Cultural Background

3. Abeokuta: The City of Innovations and Creativity

4. Collective Traditions, Childhood, and Rites of Passage

5. Nobel Laureate: Literary Scholarship and Nation-building

6. Relationships, Beliefs, and Values

pt. 3 Literary Works

7. Soyinka's Novels

8. Dramatic Oeuvre

9. Soyinka's Poetry

10. The Politics of Soyinka's Literature

pt. 4 Legacies and Conclusion

11. Soyinka's Contribution to Literature

12. Soyinka's Literary Achievements and the Use of Language

13. Conclusion: Will Soyinka's Works Outlive Him?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Dauda, Bola. Wole Soyinka

ISBN:

9781501375767

1501375768

9781501375750

150137575X

OCLC:

1198218788