Bardolatry and the Creative Space: The Example of Niyi Osundare and Akeem Lasisi
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2014
Authors
Anyokwu, C
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University of Lagos Press, Akoka
Abstract
The question of "Influence" is one that dates back to ancient classical times and one which has engaged both creative and critical writers and scholars down the ages. In his influential study entitled The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry, Harold Bloom thoroughly investigates the concept, arguing the inescapability of "Influence" in the creative process as well as in the critical enterprise. Basing our argument on Bloom's theory, we examine the relationship between Osundare's verse and Akeem Lasisi's poetry and conclude that the one influenced the other in spite of the fact that both poets hail from Yorubaland.
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Poetry , Arts , Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Aesthetic subjects::Art
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Anyokwu, C (2014). Bardolatry and the Creative Space: The Example of Niyi Osundare and Akeem Lasisi. Unilag Journal of Humanities, Vol.2(1), 23-38p.