Exploring the Historical Contents of African Drama: A critical Analysis of Ola Rotimi’s Kurunmi
Exploring the Historical Contents of African Drama: A critical Analysis of Ola Rotimi’s Kurunmi
Author(s): Adesanya M. AlabiContributor(s): Martin Stefanov (Photographer)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Other Language Literature, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: history; tradition; African drama; African history; tragic conflict; tragic dilemma
Summary/Abstract: Drama has always been an enthralling tool of historical communication. Historical drama accentuates some certain and critical events of the past involving literary merit, prosaic, dramatic, rational, rhetorical and historical accuracy. In this sense, reason and emotion are given a critical distinction in the process of telling or re-tellıng a history particularly when it has to do with a people. Therefore, looking at Rotimi’s Kurunmi from the historical panorama, this study examines the nexus between drama and history from the African context; and how historical literature can be applied as a pedagogical reference to shape the contemporary world.
Journal: Филологически форум
- Issue Year: 6/2020
- Issue No: 2 (12)
- Page Range: 57-68
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English