Wole Soyinka: Politics, Poetics, and Postcolonialism

by Biodun Jeyifo

Book Overview

Biodun Jeyifo examines the connections between the innovative and influential writings of Wole Soyinka and his radical political activism. Jeyifo carries out detailed analyses of Soyinka's most ambitious works, relating them to the controversies generated by Soyinka's use of literature and theatre for radical political purposes. He gives a fascinating account of the profound but paradoxical affinities and misgivings Soyinka has felt about the significance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521110734
• ISBN13: 9780521110730
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"