The Literary Corner: Jonathan Peters on Wole Soyinka (side a) / A Comparative Analysis of African and Afro American Literature with Mildred Hill and the Conclusion to the Literary Corner Series (side b)

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A white plastic cassette tape with recordings of two episodes of the radio program The Literary Corner. The cassette has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Jonathua Peters on Wole Soyinka]. The typewritten text on the other side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Conclusion of Dr. Mildred Hill]. Side A: “Jonathan Peters on Wole Soyinka” The episode begins with a voice reading an excerpt from Wole Soyinka’s oeuvre, before host Brooks Robinson introduces his guest as Professor Jonathan Peters. The topics covered in this episode are Wole Soyinka’s early works; Jero’s Metamorphosis; comparisons of Wole Soyinka and other major African writers, such as Léopold Senghor and Aimé Césaire; major themes that Soyinka explores in his writing, such as nonlinear history and violence; Soyinka’s imprisonment during the Nigerian civil war.

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