![]() ![]() Here the tradition-based African society is limned. Modernity refers to the condition of being new departing from classical or traditional forms. Basic concept tradition and modernityĪccording to Oxford Learners’ Dictionary, tradition stands for ‘a belief, custom or way of doing something that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people a set of these beliefs or customs. In this very drama “The Lion and the Jewel”, we can observe the victorious manner of traditional values over modernity. He has firmly inserted in most of his writings an African way of living and thinking in order to project an African perspective. In his writings, Wole Soyinka intends to show that African people have rich cultural traditions and values. ![]() IntroductionĬultural conflict is the central idea of the drama “ The Lion and the Jewel” first performed in 1959 and published in 1962 by Oxford University Press. ![]() Or, discuss Soyinka’s ambivalent attitude culture, and tradition. Or, discuss the limitations of traditional values of The Lion and the Jewel. Question: “The Lion and the Jewel” is a play about the victory of traditional values over western or modern ones. ![]()
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