IDEOLOGY, LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT in SOYINKA’S DEATH and THE KING’S HORSEMAN and KONGI’S HARVEST
Wole Soyinka has firmly established the direction of his writing as a social critic who has frequently taken the society to task and questioned the leadership of his Nigerian society and indeed the entire post-colonial African society. This paper examines the thrust of his criticism in two of his plays, Death and the King’s Horseman and Kongi’s Harvest both of which focus on leadership and...
Published at Wole Soyinka and the Poetics of Commitment,
Published in 2018
1Awogu-Maduagwu, Edith Abisola (Ph.D.), 2Omidiora, Olusegun Promise
Awogu-Maduagwu Edith » Dr. Edith Abisola Awogu-Maduagwu is an enthusiastic scholar, possessing a robust interest in comparative, multidisciplinary research, and innovative approaches to problem-solving. An avid reader and researcher, she began her teaching career in Nigeria before travelling to Southern Africa, where she taught Communication Studies at the University of Malawi. Her passion is teaching young people to... view full profile
