CAUSES OF DYSFUNCTIONALISM IN LITERARY DRAMA IN NIGERIA: AN APPLICATION TO WOLE SOYINKA'S PLAYS
CAUSES OF DYSFUNCTIONALISM IN LITERARY DRAMA IN NIGERIA: AN APPLICATION TO WOLE SOYINKA'S PLAYS
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1992-11
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ALEXANDER, Kure
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Abstract
This study examines not necessarily dysfunctionalism in
its totality but rather the problems that lead to dysfunctionalism
of literary drama in Nigeria.
For the purpose of this work, dysfunctionalism is defined
as an impairment or abnormality of the functioning of an organ.
By this definition, the effectiveness of literary drama in
communicating its desired message(s) in Nigeria is impaired
and this research explores the scope and nature of this
impairment by drawing examples from the plays of Wole Soyinka.
This thesis therefore examines the relationship and the
level of mutual intelligibility between the playwright, (the
conceive r of the idea) and the consumer of the product of
conception, that is, the target readership. This inability
is traced to the problem of content and form of the plays.
In this study, we explore the ways to overcome the problems
that may hinder the achievement of adequate communication and
feedback in literary drama in Nigeria. This is obviously so as
this ought to be the paramount force behind each dramatic
work.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER
OF ARTS (M.A.) ENGLISH LITERATURE, FACULTY OF ARTS AND
SOCIAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NOVEMBER, 1992
Keywords
CAUSES,, DYSFUNCTIONALISM,, LITERARY,, DRAMA, NIGERIA, APPLICATION,, WOLE SOYINKA'S PLAYS.