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The Importance of Oral Tradition in Ngugi WA Thiongo’s Writings:A Critical Analysis of the River between and Petals of Blood
Confidence Gbolo Sanka, Henrietta Mary Eyison and Peter Awuah Darteh
Corresponding Author: Confidence Gbolo Sanka
Submitted: August 30, 2013
Accepted: October 25, 2013
Published: January 25, 2014 |
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The objective of this study is to examine the stylistic and thematic functions of forms of the oral tradition in Ngugi Wa Thiongo’s writings through a critical analysis of The River Between and Petals of Blood. This has become necessary because to some readers and critics, the use of elements of the oral tradition in any literary work by an African writer leads invariably to the achievement of one objective_ giving an African colour or identity to the literary piece. The contribution of forms of the oral tradition such as myths, legends, songs, proverbs and rituals to the themes, philosophies, style and the writer’s commitment to a particular cause are often overlooked.
Key words: Aesthetics, commitment, legends, myths, oral literature, proverbs, rituals, songs
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Confidence Gbolo Sanka, Henrietta Mary Eyison and Peter Awuah Darteh , . The Importance of Oral Tradition in Ngugi WA Thiongo’s Writings:A Critical Analysis of the River between and Petals of Blood. Current Research Journal of Social Sciences, (1): 6-14.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-3246
ISSN (Print): 2041-3238 |
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