Wole soyinka : literature, activism, and african transformation / Bola Dauda and Toyin Falola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falola, toyin, author.

Series:

Black Literary and Cultural Expressions

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury, 2021.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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 the widespread rise of kleptocratic rule and international corporate corruption, his reflection on the human condition of the North-South divide, and the consequences 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:

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements Preface

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT

1. Studies on Wole Soyinka

2. Wole Soyinka in Historical Perspective

PART TWO: 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

PART THREE: LITERARY WORKS

7. Soyinka's Novels

8. Dramatic Oeuvre

9. Soyinka's Poetry

10. The Politics of Soyinka's Literature

PART FOUR: 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?

Appendix

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501375798

1501375792

9781501375774

1501375776

9781501375781

1501375784

OCLC:

1238133950