This essay is attempt at examining Post-colonialism as a literary theory and situating such within the context of prose fiction, using...
Category: Literature
The Complexities of the Human Condition in Hamlet
Human beings are complex beings. We do not just respond to stimuli in the environment; we reason, make choices and...
How Gender is Reflected in Wole Soyinka’s Childe Internationale
This essay focuses on how gender is reflected in Wole Soyinka’s Childe Internationale. Gender refers to “the many aspects of...
Self-Identity in The Final Passage by Caryl Phillips
Abstract There is no doubt that one of the greatest searches of man is the search for self-discovery. Arguably, man...
Autobiography of Malcolm X and African-American Literature
Abstract Like other continental literatures, Afro-American or Africa-American Literature mirrors the social conditions of Americans of African descent. It looks...
Fantasy and Reality in African Novels: A Study of Sello Duiker’s The Hidden Star
Abstract Like many other regions in the world, the notion of fantasy and reality had long existed in Africa even...
Oracular Truth and Human Freedom in Fred Abgeyegbe’s The King Must Dance Naked
Abstract Although humans have always been described as free moral agents, history is deplete with events and circumstances which challenge...
The Concept of Comedy
In this paper, we shall attempt to discuss the concept of comedy, its development and its various types from the...
Twentieth Century Literature: Literature of Experiment, Ideology and Philosophy
Abstract In the nineteenth century, English society was symbolized by strict moral code, contentment and unquestioning attitude towards the authority...
Double Identity, Mistaken Identity, Pride and Social Segregation in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest
There is no doubt that the theme of double identity or mistaken identity is what makes The Importance of Being...