Phoenix, Volume 1Sri Lanka Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, 1990 - Commonwealth literature (English) |
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Page 13
... mind her head being stroked by female relatives , she did not mind being called ' poor , motherless child . ' She did not seem to hear the whispering that went on among them although outwardly they were arranging things , seeing that ...
... mind her head being stroked by female relatives , she did not mind being called ' poor , motherless child . ' She did not seem to hear the whispering that went on among them although outwardly they were arranging things , seeing that ...
Page 54
... mind . He chooses beautifully . " I shall choose the road of peace of mind . I shall choose a quiet backwater and work together with people . " There is almost an identical statement in Maru . The gods in his heart say to him ; " Choose ...
... mind . He chooses beautifully . " I shall choose the road of peace of mind . I shall choose a quiet backwater and work together with people . " There is almost an identical statement in Maru . The gods in his heart say to him ; " Choose ...
Page 63
... mind Okot P'Bitek's Song of Lawino while the use of playlet within a play reminds one of Osofisan's The Chattering and the Song . The similarity ends there . The playlet ends with the verbal protests of the oppressed against the new ...
... mind Okot P'Bitek's Song of Lawino while the use of playlet within a play reminds one of Osofisan's The Chattering and the Song . The similarity ends there . The playlet ends with the verbal protests of the oppressed against the new ...
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