Myth as Collective Memory in Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman | ||
| CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Education | ||
| Article 15, Volume 68, Issue 1, October 2019, Pages 447-480 PDF (1.09 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/opde.2019.132686 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hala Mahmoud Mohammad Harby Harby | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Drawing on Memory Studies, the present paper investigates how the Nigerian poet, playwright and critic Wole Soyinka utilises myth as a type of collective memory in post-colonial Nigeria to call for a sense of national identity. Since the sixties of the last century, Memory Studies has become a solid approach, especially when linked to Post-Colonial Theory and Soyinka’s theory of transition. ‘Memory studies’ allows history to be revealed from a diverse viewpoint apart from official history, while Soyinka’s theory highlights change as the social role of theatre. This paper attempts to answer the following questions: What is collective memory? What is the relevance of collective memory in post-colonial societies? How can myth be considered a form of collective memory? How and why does Soyinka adhere to myth and its function as collective memory in Nigeria | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Memory Studies- Marketplace; myth; collective memory; Soyinka’s theory of transition; Post-colonial Context | ||
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