Yoruba Eco-Proverbs in English: An Eco-Critical Study of Niyi Osundare’s Midlife and Horses of Memory

Yoruba Eco-Proverbs in English: An Eco-Critical Study of Niyi Osundare’s Midlife and Horses of Memory

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In sustaining the cultural texture of African literature, contemporary writers have continued the tradition of using proverbs in African writings with the innovation of refreshing them to capture new realities in society while creatively modifying popular old ones. This paper examines eco-proverbs/nature proverbs and their importance as a literary resource tool through an exploration of extant...
 
Published at Journal of Literary Society of Nigeria
Volume June 2014
Issue 6
Pages 29-40
Published in 2014
 
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