SYMBOLIC AND PROPHETIC SYNTAGMAS IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S ANTHILLS OF THE SAVANNAH

This essay discusses Achebe’s delineation of characters, events and use of language in Anthills of the Savannah (AS) as symbolic and prophetic syntagmas which later manifested in some real life personalities and socio-political phenomena in Africa and Nigeria, the setting of the novel. The primary s...

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Main Authors: Omowumi Bode Steve Ekundayo, Abiola Olubunmi Akinbobola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kuningan and Association of Indonesian Scholars of English Education (AISEE) 2016-06-01
Series:English Review: Journal of English Education
Subjects:
AS
Online Access:https://journal.uniku.ac.id/index.php/ERJEE/article/view/333/262