POETICS OF MAN’S DUALITY, EXPLOITATION AND PRESERVATION IN WOLE SOYINKA’S MADMEN AND SPECIALISTS

POETICS OF MAN’S DUALITY, EXPLOITATION AND PRESERVATION IN WOLE SOYINKA’S MADMEN AND SPECIALISTS

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This paper examines Wole Soyinka’s representation of man’s duality and his perception and attitude towards the earth and his fellow man in society in Madmen and Specialists. It argues that an exploration of man’s dual nature would aid our understanding of his bizarre urge to destroy the natural environment and inflict pain on his kind at times and preserve both at other times. Through...
 
Published at Wole Soyinka and the Poetics of Commitment
Volume Book Chapter
Pages 228-239
Published in 2018
 
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Isaiah Fortress, Edwin Onwuka & Anya Egwu
Onwuka Edwin C.
 
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