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Nature on Trial: Probing Cosmic Warfare in Akwanya's Pilgrim Foot and Leopardi's "Dialogue between Nature and an Icelander"
ABSTRACT:In his religious and philosophical persuasion, Amechi Akwanya seeks to reconceptualize the concept of human suffering, an idea that is validated in the representation of cosmic warfare in the first sequence of his poetry collection, Pilgrim Foot: A Collection of Poems. Interestingly, this sequence of Akwanya's poetry shares common philosophical ideation with Leopardi's "Dialogue between Nature and an Icelander" in their interrogation of the history of human experience, an observation not yet captured by critical scholarship. Thus in its attempt to cover up this critical space, this article seeks to juxtapose Akwanya's poetry and Leopardi's dialogue to illuminate how art subjects Nature to cross-examination for her alleged hostility toward man. Working within the framework of the Hegelian concept of cosmic contradiction, of the end having already been determined at "the beginning," and Nietzsche's Heraclitean theory, the paper offers a critical examination of not only Nature's burden of guilt in human plight but also how art serves as an outlet for transcending cosmic warfare.
期刊介绍:
Founded in 1970, Research in African Literatures is the premier journal of African literary studies worldwide and provides a forum in English for research on the oral and written literatures of Africa, as well as information on African publishing, announcements of importance to Africanists, and notes and queries of literary interest. Reviews of current scholarly books are included in every issue, often presented as review essays, and a forum offers readers the opportunity to respond to issues raised in articles and book reviews.