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Jeihouni, Mojtaba; Torkamaneh, Pouria – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
Drawing on the thought of Foucault, this article argues that the anarchistic protagonists of Henrik Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People" (1882) and John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" (1956) are engaged in a hegemonic battle which puts their identities at stake and ultimately exiles them to isolation. It points out that the very…
Descriptors: Drama, Self Concept, Power Structure, Authoritarianism
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Amoussou, Yemalo C. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
This paper explores the different uses of symbols to express power and interpersonal relationship in Ngugi's bulkiest novel "Wizard of the Crow" (2006), with a few illustrations from "Matigari" (1987). It draws on the semiotic approach and identifies about a hundred discourse strings in which signs are used to express tenor…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Power Structure, Gender Differences, Biblical Literature