Speaking denunciation: satire as confrontation language in contemporary Nigerian poetry
Contemporary Nigerian poets have had to contend with the social and political problems besetting Nigeria’s landscape by using satire as a suitable medium, to distil the presentation and portrayal of these social malaises in their linguistic disposition. Arguably, contemporary Nigerian poets, in an a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug
2014-02-01
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Series: | Afrika Focus |
Online Access: | https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/4896 |