Archetypes of the Artist in Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart feature two portraits of the artist in transitional societies. Considered misfits, Rip and Unoka survive momentous historical changes thanks to their art. Rip serves as a bridge between colonial America and the age of indepen...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:ces_5482 https://doi.org/10.4000/ces.5482 urn:doi:10.4000/ces.5482 en https://journals.openedition.org/ces/5482 2021-07-21T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/dt02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Archetypes of the Artist in Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Commonwealth Essays and Studies SEPC (Société d’études des pays du Commonwealth) info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2534-6695 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2270-0633 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces Njeng, Eric S. Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart feature two portraits of the artist in transitional societies. Considered misfits, Rip and Unoka survive momentous historical changes thanks to their art. Rip serves as a bridge between colonial America and the age of independence. Unoka, reincarnated in Nwoye, responds to the vagaries of history and choses to face the challenges posed by the imposition of colonial rule. Irving and Achebe both view the artist as a redeeming mediator capable of assuaging the mercenary character of their societies they live in. |
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Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart feature two portraits of the artist in transitional societies. Considered misfits, Rip and Unoka survive momentous historical changes thanks to their art. Rip serves as a bridge between colonial America and the age of independence. Unoka, reincarnated in Nwoye, responds to the vagaries of history and choses to face the challenges posed by the imposition of colonial rule. Irving and Achebe both view the artist as a redeeming mediator capable of assuaging the mercenary character of their societies they live in. |
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Archetypes of the Artist in Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart |
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Archetypes of the Artist in Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart |
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