Inaugural Lecture

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Inaugural Lecture (African Language and Literature)

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    The Study of Yoruba Literature: an Assessment
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1977-05-26) Wande, Abimbola
    The history of the study of Yoruba literature dates back to about one hundred and twenty-five years ago. During this period-a lot of collection of oral literature was made and many critical works were published on oral and written literature. It is therefore necessary at this juncture to assess whether the efforts made so far have been in the right direction. The main thrust of this lecture is therefore to assess the study of Yoruba literature from that point of view and to examine whether new directions can be charted for the future progress of this discipline. In doing so we are going to identify certain problems confronting the study of Yoruba literature and propose solutions to these problems.
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    Literary Art and Literary Creativity in Contemporary Africa
    (Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1978-11-21) Ogunba, Oyin
    The real focus of this lecture is the African literature written in European tongues, and in this case specifically the one in English. There are good reasons why this should be so: first African literature in English raises more pertinent questions about our contemporary situation; secondly it takes Africa straight into the international scene and advertises us to the world (and in this respect the relative fortunes of Fagunwa and Tutuola are instructive); and thirdly it has tried to grapple with far greater problems of art and creativity than the other two literatures.