Ral Narrative Techniques In Nigerian Children's Literature: A Formalist Study Of Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo's Selected Works

📄 Project Abstract

Most critical investigation carried out on Nigerian Childrens Literature have either focused on the linguistic elements and thematic interpretation or the identification of structural motifs of the text. However, this dissertation examinesthe elements of oral narrative techniques in selected Nigerian Childrens Literature, with special focus on Akachi Ezeigbos childrens narratives to demonstrate the extent to which and to what purpose they have been used in the texts. The research adopts the Formalist literary theory as its tool of analysis with the aim to investigate the effects of the supernatural, the magical, the talking animals and journey quest as fundamental elements of narrative techniques in Akachis Asa and the Little Stream (2004), The Adventure of Anum the Tortoise (2006), Whisker the Brave Cat (2005), Snake Child and Star Baby (2005), Ezezemale and the Tree Spirits (2006), Red One and the Wizard of Mula (2005) and Fire from the Holy Mountain (2007). The work also adopts the ...