Oral traditions and African literature reading Chinua Achebe-s arrow of God and Ngugi Wa Thiong-o- Matigari.pdf

The paper attempts to investigate the relevance of oral tradition in Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God and Ngugi wa Thiong'o's Matigari. Apart from increasing the available oral traditional texts, the study has attempted to demystify the erroneous conception about oral tradition. Although introductory, it is objectively informative, displaying the beauty of folk tradition used among African creative writers. The study touches on all basic levels of oral traditional analysis, and with particular emphasis on three of the numerous subtopics which deal with oral tradition: its nature, features and functions. The work explores the opinion and criticisms of critics about the supporter's texts. While some critics are full of praise of the texts for the importance they attach to oral tradition, other critics argue that texts which encompassed oral traditional elements are baseless to the social value. The paper concludes that African literature and/or culture is absolutely a committed one and should not be neglected: it should be regarded and be given adequate priority.<br>

本论文旨在探究钦努阿·阿契贝（Chinua Achebe）的《神箭》（Arrow of God）与恩古吉·瓦·提安哥（Ngugi wa Thiong'o）的《马蒂加里》（Matigari）中口头传统（oral tradition）的运用相关性。
本研究不仅扩充了现有口头传统文本的存量，还尝试破除学界对口头传统的错误认知。尽管本研究属于初探性工作，但其内容客观详实，展现了非洲创意创作者所运用的民俗传统之美学价值。
该研究涵盖了口头传统分析的所有基础维度，并着重聚焦于三大核心子主题：口头传统的本质、特征与功能。
本研究梳理了评论家针对相关作品的各类观点与批评意见：部分评论家因作品对口头传统的重视而赞誉有加，另有部分评论家则认为，融入口头传统元素的作品在社会价值层面缺乏合理依据。
本论文最终得出结论：非洲文学与文化无疑是肩负使命的领域，不应被忽视，理应得到应有的认可与充分的优先考量。