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- Title
"The End of Nigerian History": Wole Soyinka and Yorùbá Historiography.
- Authors
Odom, Glenn A.
- Abstract
The article discusses the theatrical works of playwright Wole Soyinka, inspired by Yorùbá historiography, such as "The End of Nigerian History," "Myth, Literature, and the African World," and "A Dance of the Forests." In this play, written to be performed on the 1960 eve of Nigerian independence, Soyinka uses Yorùbá conceptions of time and political manipulations to draw contrasts with the experience of being a modern citizen of Nigeria. In Soyinka's work, he recreates Yorùbá legends and myths to achieve divine intervention. In Soyinka's "The Fourth Stage: Through the Mysteries of Ogun to the Origin of Yoruba Tragedy," the author uses past, present, and future events to recreate a Yoruban world view.
- Subjects
SOYINKA, Wole, 1934-; MYTH, Literature &; the African World (Book); DANCE of the Forests, A (Theatrical production); YORUBA folklore; LEGENDS; TIME
- Publication
Comparative Drama, 2008, Vol 42, Issue 2, p205
- ISSN
0010-4078
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/cdr.0.0001