Browsing MST-Department of Literature by Title
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The Aesthetics of Discontent and Dissidence in Lesego Rampolokeng’s Blackheart: Epilogue to Insanity (2004) And Whiteheart: Prologue to Hysteria (2005)
(2016-11)This study examines the motifs of discontent and dissidence in the two novels by the South African poet, playwright and novelist Lesego Rampolokeng. The study is based on the premise that black South African writers use ... -
The Aesthetics of Semantic Incongruities and Lexical Deviations in Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s Murogi wa Kagogo
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The study focused on aesthetics of semantic incongruities and lexical deviations in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s text Mũrogi wa Kagogo. The study is premised on the knowledge that style is a vital element especially for the purpose ... -
Allegory of derangement in postcolonial fiction: a study of selected novels from Africa
(Kenyatta University, 2017-01)This study, „Allegory of Derangement in Postcolonial Fiction: A Study of Selected Novels from Africa‟ is based on analysis of four texts namely: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah, The Cockroach Dance ... -
An analysis of gender in selected dramatized songs of John De Mathew
(2012-06-28)This study is an analysis of the description of gender in selected dramatized songs of John De Mathew. It involves an analysis of the artist's use of drama and language to depict gender perceptions in dramatized song. The ... -
An analysis of Kenyan children's responses to drama: a case study of five selected plays by adult playwrights
(2012-04-12)This study analyzes children's written plays in terms of plot, characterization, themes and style and how they are synthesized in specific texts to establish their suitability and impact on the child reader. The study is ... -
An Analysis of Semantic Oddities and Phonological Manipulation in Jason Kap-Kirwok’s poetry
(2013-08-13)This study focused on semantic oddities and manipulation of sound aspects in two of Kap-kirwok‘s poetry collections namely: Heartbeats of the Mind and Loud Monologues Silent Dialogues. The study was premised on the knowledge ... -
An analysis of semantic oddities and phonological manipulation in Jason Kap-Kirwok's poetry
(2011-11-02)This study focused on semantic oddities and manipulation of sound aspects in two of Kap-kirwok's poetry collections namely: Heartbeats of the Mind and Loud Monologues Silent Dialogues. The study was premised on the knowledge ... -
An analysis of the aesthetic of Abagusii male initiation ritual drama: Okwaroka
(2012-04-13)The Abagusii of Kenya initiate boys into adulthood through okwaroka, a ritual performed annually. This study focuses on the aesthetic aspects of the ritual in terms of its dramatic make-up. The focus involves an analysis ... -
An analysis of the context and meaning of the poetry within the Babukusu Khuswala Kumuse funeral ritual
(2011-12-07)The theme of death and dying in Africa has attracted a lot of studies mainly from anthropology, sociology and religious studies. Such studies include: Abrahamson (1951), Goody (1962), Sangree (1966), Mbiti (1969), Adeyemo ... -
An analysis of the style and meaning of the poetry within the Tugen Soro wedding ritual
(2011-11-17)This study focuses on and examines the wedding poetry of the Tugen community with a view to uncovering the function of the poetry and how it reflects the social and moral values of its people. It investigates the style, ... -
An analysis of the style and social significance of the Abanyore children's oral poetry
(2012-05-18)This study focuses on the Abanyole children's oral poetry. Data used was derived from both children and adults. The study elucidates the context within which the poems are performed. It classifies the collected poems ... -
An analysis of tragicomic techniques in selected plays of David Mulwa
(2011-12-07)This study focuses on three plays by Kenyan playwright, David Mulwa, critically analyzing and discussing them as tragicomedies. The aim is to identify and evaluate to what extent the application of tragicomic techniques ... -
An anlysis of selected plays presented at the kenya schools and colleges' drama festival
(2011-11-17)This study is a critical response to the need of having an in depth study of plays presented at the Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama Festival. This Festival, which was started in 1959, has received scanty scholarly attention ... -
Aspects of alienation in "The price of living(1983)" "Water Under the Bridge(1991)" and "Eve of the Storm(2010)" by Yusuf K. Dawood
(Kenyatta University, 2014)This study focuses on three of the novels by Yusuf Kudwavala Dawood: The Price of Living (1983), Water under the Bridge (1991) and Eye of the Storm (2010). The texts address issues in different historical, social and ... -
Aspects of orature in selected Gikuyu pop songs
(Kenyatta University, 1998-10)This study is premised on the notion that Orature is dynamic and that it adapts to changing historical and social realities mediating that reality based on keen observation and interpretation of phenomena. By taking ... -
Blackness in the novels of Toni Morrison
(2014-01-20)This study sets out to explore the distinctive features of Toni Morrison's writings. It employs a socio stylistic theoretical framework which allows us to view Morrison sociological material from a stylistic perspective ... -
Caribbean Definition: Its effect on vision and form in George Lamming's novels
(2012-05-16)This thesis explores Caribbean definition and its effects on vision and form in each of George Lamming's novels. It attempts to delineate the various ways in which Lamming characterizes and defines the Caribbean through ... -
Character transformation and social-historical awareness in the novels of Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
(2012-04-19)This study investigates the extent to which the historical, mediated by Macgoye's ideological disposition, shapes and determines character transformation especially when such characters happen to be marginalized women. ... -
Characterization and change in Sembene ousmane's God's bit of wood
(2011-12-14)This study is an evaluation of the characters in Sembene Ousmane's God's Bits of wood, as they struggle for change. In the evaluation, a thorough analysis of the behavior of characters as they perform their roles has ... -
Children's literature as an image-forming force: case study of Ezekiel Alembi's books
(2012-02-24)The main objective of this study is to find out the kind of influence Alembi's children's storybooks have on children who read them. Underlying the study are two main assumptions: that the writer's works have a great ...
