A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREED
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Resumo: | Scapegoatism as a metaphor for selfless or altruistic leadership and patriotism is a prominent motif in Wole Soyinka's dramatic oeuvre. Based on ritualisation of theatre through martyrdom syndrome adapted from the mystic cultural worldview of the Yoruba, human sacrifice is emphasised as a transformational apparatus for cleansing and for social redemption in his plays. Besides Death and the King's Horseman, his The Strong Breed is premised on human sacrifice as a means for averting social disruption or communal tragedy. However, critics and scholars have advanced that Femi Osofisan's No More the Wasted Breed parodies Soyinka's The Strong Breed on the basis of the needlessness to waste an icon before restoration of order and peace in society materialises. Against this backdrop, this paper attempted a comparative study of the two texts deploying the new historicist literary theory for analysis with concentration on the popular scholarly opinion of the latter text's critique on the former play. The researchers found out that the latter (Osofisan's No More the Wasted Breed) is still an atavistic echo of the former (the text it criticises) because it is not an outright condemnation of human sacrifice, it only succeeds in questioning the class from which the prey is chosen. The paper then concluded that the so-called superior argument or antithesis of No More the Wasted Breed is not impeccable as regards the logical formula for social re-ordering and regeneration. |
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A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREEDUMA NOVA LEITURA HISTORICISTA DE WOLE SOYINKA A RAÇA FORTE E FEMI OSOFISAN NÃO É MAIS A RAÇA DESPERDIÇADAHistoricism, Sacrifice, communal, reordering, societyHistoricismo. Sacrifício. Comunal. Reordenação. Sociedade.Scapegoatism as a metaphor for selfless or altruistic leadership and patriotism is a prominent motif in Wole Soyinka's dramatic oeuvre. Based on ritualisation of theatre through martyrdom syndrome adapted from the mystic cultural worldview of the Yoruba, human sacrifice is emphasised as a transformational apparatus for cleansing and for social redemption in his plays. Besides Death and the King's Horseman, his The Strong Breed is premised on human sacrifice as a means for averting social disruption or communal tragedy. However, critics and scholars have advanced that Femi Osofisan's No More the Wasted Breed parodies Soyinka's The Strong Breed on the basis of the needlessness to waste an icon before restoration of order and peace in society materialises. Against this backdrop, this paper attempted a comparative study of the two texts deploying the new historicist literary theory for analysis with concentration on the popular scholarly opinion of the latter text's critique on the former play. The researchers found out that the latter (Osofisan's No More the Wasted Breed) is still an atavistic echo of the former (the text it criticises) because it is not an outright condemnation of human sacrifice, it only succeeds in questioning the class from which the prey is chosen. The paper then concluded that the so-called superior argument or antithesis of No More the Wasted Breed is not impeccable as regards the logical formula for social re-ordering and regeneration.O bode expiatório como metáfora de liderança altruísta ou altruísta e patriotismo é um motivo de destaque na dramática obra de Wole Soyinka. Baseado na ritualização do teatro através da síndrome do martírio adaptada da mística visão do mundo cultural dos iorubás, o sacrifício humano é enfatizado em suas peças como um aparelho transformador para a limpeza e para a redenção social. Além da Morte e do Cavaleiro do Rei, sua Raça Forte tem como premissa o sacrifício humano como um meio de evitar perturbações sociais ou tragédias comunitárias. No entanto, críticos e estudiosos têm avançado que Femi Osofisan's No More the Wasted Breed Breed Parodies Soyinka's The Strong Breed com base na ausência de agulhas para desperdiçar um ícone antes que a restauração da ordem e da paz na sociedade se materialize. Contra este pano de fundo, este trabalho tentou um estudo comparativo dos dois textos empregando a nova teoria literária historicista para análise com concentração na opinião erudita popular da crítica do último texto sobre a primeira peça. Os pesquisadores descobriram que o segundo (Osofisan's No More the Wasted Breed) ainda é um eco atávico do primeiro (o texto que ele critica) porque não é uma condenação direta do sacrifício humano, apenas consegue questionar a classe da qual a presa é escolhida. O artigo concluiu então que o chamado argumento superior ou antítese do No More the Wasted Breed não é impecável no que diz respeito à fórmula lógica de reordenamento e regeneração social.Sergio Salles2022-08-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.telosjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/isa/article/view/13610.59079/isagoge.v2i8.136Isagoge - Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences; Vol. 2 No. 8 (2022); 111-132Isagoge - Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences; Vol. 2 Núm. 8 (2022); 111-132Isagoge - Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences; v. 2 n. 8 (2022); 111-1322763-7123reponame:Isagoge (Niterói)instname:Publicação independenteinstacron:INDEPenghttps://www.telosjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/isa/article/view/136/105Copyright (c) 2022 Isagoge - Journal of Humanities and Social Scienceshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessShittu, ToyinAyinla, Sangodare2023-09-13T13:19:58Zoai:ojs2.www.telosjournals.com.br:article/136Revistahttps://www.telosjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/isaPRIhttps://www.telosjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/isa/oaitelos@telosjournals.com2763-71232763-7123opendoar:2023-09-13T13:19:58Isagoge (Niterói) - Publicação independentefalse |
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A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREED UMA NOVA LEITURA HISTORICISTA DE WOLE SOYINKA A RAÇA FORTE E FEMI OSOFISAN NÃO É MAIS A RAÇA DESPERDIÇADA |
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A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREED |
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A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREED Shittu, Toyin Historicism, Sacrifice, communal, reordering, society Historicismo. Sacrifício. Comunal. Reordenação. Sociedade. |
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A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREED |
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A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREED |
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A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREED |
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A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREED |
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A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE STRONG BREED AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S NO MORE THE WASTED BREED |
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Shittu, Toyin |
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Shittu, Toyin Ayinla, Sangodare |
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Ayinla, Sangodare |
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Shittu, Toyin Ayinla, Sangodare |
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Historicism, Sacrifice, communal, reordering, society Historicismo. Sacrifício. Comunal. Reordenação. Sociedade. |
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Historicism, Sacrifice, communal, reordering, society Historicismo. Sacrifício. Comunal. Reordenação. Sociedade. |
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Scapegoatism as a metaphor for selfless or altruistic leadership and patriotism is a prominent motif in Wole Soyinka's dramatic oeuvre. Based on ritualisation of theatre through martyrdom syndrome adapted from the mystic cultural worldview of the Yoruba, human sacrifice is emphasised as a transformational apparatus for cleansing and for social redemption in his plays. Besides Death and the King's Horseman, his The Strong Breed is premised on human sacrifice as a means for averting social disruption or communal tragedy. However, critics and scholars have advanced that Femi Osofisan's No More the Wasted Breed parodies Soyinka's The Strong Breed on the basis of the needlessness to waste an icon before restoration of order and peace in society materialises. Against this backdrop, this paper attempted a comparative study of the two texts deploying the new historicist literary theory for analysis with concentration on the popular scholarly opinion of the latter text's critique on the former play. The researchers found out that the latter (Osofisan's No More the Wasted Breed) is still an atavistic echo of the former (the text it criticises) because it is not an outright condemnation of human sacrifice, it only succeeds in questioning the class from which the prey is chosen. The paper then concluded that the so-called superior argument or antithesis of No More the Wasted Breed is not impeccable as regards the logical formula for social re-ordering and regeneration. |
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