MYTH AND SYMBOLS IN WOLE SOYINKA'S IDANRE

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Autor(a) principal: Migliavacca, Adriano Moraes
Data de Publicação: 2017
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Cadernos do IL (Online)
Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/cadernosdoil/article/view/67103
Resumo: Poetry and mythology are narrowly associated. In the various civilizations poetry originates in oral form from mythology, acquiring its first written realization in the narrative or epic poem. Although it has distanced itself from its narrative origins, many writers in the Twentieth Century have reaffirmed myth and narrative in poetry. Among them, the Nigerian poet and playwright Wole Soyinka stands out, whose works both in drama and poetry are largely inspired by Yoruba mythology. An example of this is the narrative poem Idanre, which provides an account of the creation myth of Ogun, Yoruba god of iron, culture and creativity, set in modern times. This study is an investigation and discussion of the presence of myth and symbols associated to it in the poem and their specific realization in Yoruba mythology.
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title MYTH AND SYMBOLS IN WOLE SOYINKA'S IDANRE
spellingShingle MYTH AND SYMBOLS IN WOLE SOYINKA'S IDANRE
Migliavacca, Adriano Moraes
Wole Soyinka
Poetry and mythology
Yoruba mythology.
title_short MYTH AND SYMBOLS IN WOLE SOYINKA'S IDANRE
title_full MYTH AND SYMBOLS IN WOLE SOYINKA'S IDANRE
title_fullStr MYTH AND SYMBOLS IN WOLE SOYINKA'S IDANRE
title_full_unstemmed MYTH AND SYMBOLS IN WOLE SOYINKA'S IDANRE
title_sort MYTH AND SYMBOLS IN WOLE SOYINKA'S IDANRE
author Migliavacca, Adriano Moraes
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Wole Soyinka
Poetry and mythology
Yoruba mythology.
topic Wole Soyinka
Poetry and mythology
Yoruba mythology.
description Poetry and mythology are narrowly associated. In the various civilizations poetry originates in oral form from mythology, acquiring its first written realization in the narrative or epic poem. Although it has distanced itself from its narrative origins, many writers in the Twentieth Century have reaffirmed myth and narrative in poetry. Among them, the Nigerian poet and playwright Wole Soyinka stands out, whose works both in drama and poetry are largely inspired by Yoruba mythology. An example of this is the narrative poem Idanre, which provides an account of the creation myth of Ogun, Yoruba god of iron, culture and creativity, set in modern times. This study is an investigation and discussion of the presence of myth and symbols associated to it in the poem and their specific realization in Yoruba mythology.
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