| Abstract: | Many critics of Tutuola, viz. G. Moore in 'Seven African Writers', K.E. Sesanu in 'The Commonwealth Pen', Parrinder in his foreword to 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts', J. Jahn in 'Muntu', call him a purveyor of myths. Tutuola's writing-profane and not rigid in form and content - falls within the category of folk-tales, in which individual artistic creativity finds the greatest outlet. Tutuola's mode of delivery, dramatic gestures and verbal dexterity are the essential qualities that mark him out as a good storyteller. It is difficult to see why anyone should refuse to acknowledge. Tutuola's rights to originality and inventiveness. To illustrate how much Tutuola's Writing owes to oral tradition -Tutuola refurbishes just like a traditional narrator old tales by employing well-known motifs and narrative techniques at the same time giving, them an original distinctive stylistic stamp - his books 'The palm-Wine Drinkard', and 'Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle' are examined. Notes. |
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