Wole Soyinka: Politics, Poetics, and Postcolonialism(Cambridge Studies in African and Caribbean Literature)

Series: Cambridge Studies in African and Caribbean Literature

Biodun Jeyifo examines the relationship between the innovative and influential writings of Wole Soyinka and his radical political activism. Jeyifo analyzes Soyinka's most ambitious works, relating them to the controversies generated by his appropriation of literature and theater for radical political objectives. The evaluations of this study are presented in the context of Soyinka's sustained enga