From Ritual to Art The Aesthetics and

The book investigates the development of Igbo satire from its ritual origins as a censure tool to its present function as an aesthetic/entertainment tool.

Christine Nwakego Ohale is an Associate Professor of English at Chicago State University.

Foreword

vii

Preface and Acknowledgments

xi

Introduction

1

(24)

General Overview and Definition of Concepts

1

(6)

Concepts Related to Satire

7

(8)

Influence of Horace and Juvenal

15

(7)

Notes

22

(3)

Review of Scholarship

25

(18)

Notes

40

(3)

The People of Ihiala

43

(28)

The Cultural Attitude of the People of Ihiala

61

(8)

Notes

69

(2)

Methodology: Method of Data Collection

71

(6)

Notes

75

(2)

Predominant Themes of Ihiala Satire

77

(44)

Notes

119

(2)

The Transformation and Performance of Ihiala Satire

121

(18)

The Performance

130

(6)

Notes

136

(3)

Formal Traits in Ihiala Satire

139

(20)

Notes

158

(1)

CONCLUSION

159

(4)

Notes

162

(1)

Bibliography

163

(13)

Index

176

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