"On Duality". Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Julien, Eileen
• Is Part Of: Journal of the African Literature Association. Volume 12:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 8
• Page End: 13
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Clapperton -- Jeyifo -- ancient Oyo -- theatre -- drama; African literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals; African literature; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 809.896
• DOI: 10.1080/21674736.2018.1433752
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2167-4736

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We know, thanks to Chinua Achebe, that "where one thing stands, another stands beside it." This proverb, which we find re-articulated in Marx and Brecht, holds a key to Biodun Jeyifo's keen thought and writing as a cultural and literary critic and as a journalist. This essay is a reflection on the place of duality in Biodun Jeyifo's lively writing, the texture and perhaps even the playfulness that derive from it.