The Artist's Credo
The Political Philosophy of Wole Soyinka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4250207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert W July (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 477-498 |
| Publication date | 1981-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x0001497x |
| OpenAlex | W2112375877 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
The artist has always functioned in African society', he said, 'the record of mores and experiences of his society and ... the voice of vision in his own time. It is time', he concluded, 'for [the artist] to respond to this essence of himself.' The words appeared in mid-1967; their author Wole Soyinka, already celebrated as a leading poet and dramatist, representing the younger generation of writers among Africa's newly independent nations
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Literature · Mores · Political science · Politics · African history and culture studies · Law · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2009 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |