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The Importance and Relevance of Death in Soyinka’s ‘Death and the King’s Horseman’

Ecocriticism, global literature, and the postcolonial landscape.

Annotated Bibliography Bennett, Michael. “Anti-Pastoralism, Frederick Douglass, and the Nature of Slavery,” Beyond Nature Writing: expanding the boundaries of ecocriticism, edited by Karla Armbruster and Kathleen R Wallace, Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 2001. https://search-ebscohost-com.libproxy.plymouth.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mzh&AN=2001130092&site=ehost-live&authtype=sso&custid=plymouth Armbruster, Karla and Kathleen R Wallace. Beyond Nature Writing: expanding the boundaries of ecocriticism. Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 2001.Continue reading “Ecocriticism, global literature, and the postcolonial landscape.”

Global South Has a Voice Too

The term Global South is a complicated one with many complexities and meaning, and could use a whole other paper to explain it. For the purpose of this paper, Global South will refer to any marginalized group, mainly in the Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania regions, that have been oppressed by their oppressor. TheContinue reading “Global South Has a Voice Too”

Majority Knows “Best” (Project 1)

Equiano’s “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa, the African” or “Life of Equiano” for short, and Soyinka’s “Death and King’s Horseman” are two books that have very heavy themes of religion and tradition from multiple points of view. What I mean by that is in “Life of Equiano”, EquianoContinue reading “Majority Knows “Best” (Project 1)”

Scene 4.5

Walking slowly along the unlit forestage, with a spotlight shining from above him, Olunde stares into the darkness around him; his head slightly tilted down toward the ground. His gaze blank with thought, jaw clenched and hands flexing. The sound of a steady drumming growing ever louder with each step. In the background, rises theContinue reading “Scene 4.5”

Sacrifice

To be a witch is to Move amongst the stars While staying here on Earth With the light of the Lady, and love of the Lord With will, intent, and purpose With the light of the Lord, and love of the Lady With perfect love and perfect trust I charge this circle I point theContinue reading “Sacrifice”

First Major Project

Literary Analysis Podcast: Colonialism Script: Opening music. Luke: Hello everyone, and welcome to the Literary Analysis Podcast with me as your host, Luke Harding. This podcast is designed to explain difficult and important concepts through their interpretations represented in various literary works. Today, we will be discovering colonialism as represented in Wole Soyinka’s Death andContinue reading “First Major Project”