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Satire And Social Mediation In Wole Soyinka’s
[A CASE STUDY OF THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO AND A PLAY OF GIANTS]
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1.6 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
Theories depend on
what the scholars under each school of thought feel literature should be
and be used for. Various critics and scholars decide to evaluate or
approach or criticize literature from their various perspective. These
variant perspective are often referred to as approaches of literature.
Hence the words, theories are approaches are synonymously used. A
pre-knowledge of the theory adopted for the critical analysis of our
text will be highly essential to our understanding. As earlier mentioned
in our methodology.
We have adopted the sociological
criticism under which the liberal humanist sociological critical form is
used as a variant.
This brand best suite our study as it:
“Owes
its rise to the rather relunctant realization on the part of some
critics that the literature which forms the object of their enquiry is
made peculiar by the fact that it is concerned with problem in African
society at various points in its developmentâ€.
Irele’s
position on criticism, especially his defence of the liberal humanist
sociology of literary production is remarkably espoused in African
experience in literature and ideology the emphasizes that the long
cultivated collective social force, its shape and movement in time are
some of the determinants of the direction of the artist’s mind and
sensibility. Eagleton’s analysis of liberal humanism particularly
reveals of the fundamental weakness and based it on.
“Liberal
humanism has dwindled to the impotent conscience of bourgeious society
gentle, sensitive and ineffectual… The importance of liberal humanism is
a symptom of its essential contradictory relationship to modern
capitalism. For although it forms part of the official ideology of such
society, and the “humanitics†exist to reproduce it, the social order
within it exists has in one sense very little time for it at allâ€
Irele draws attention to the potential of a literary sociology which
approaches art criticism from the study of the responsiveness of the
artist to his social background.
With all these
characteristic of liberal humanist criticism, we can deduce that it best
suite our study and it can be applied in the analysis of two of Wole
Soyinka texts The Trials of Brother Jero and A Play of Giants as the
African writers makes his focus in African experiences in literature and
ideology. It is seen from the fact that both problem facing African
society at various points in Its development. Their focus even though
they are diasporian writer is on African society and the social problem
that are in the African society.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research endeavour focuses on the social and political ills prevalent in the African societies with the view of correcting them thus, making the contemporary society a better place to live. Using two texts from renowned Nigeria writer, we see the economic, social and political evils which morally degrade our society and the community at last. These evils are being satirized to bring about transformation. Here, the sociological approach is employed. The quota sampling system is use in this r ... Continue reading---
