封面
中文摘要
英文摘要
目录
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Study Background
1.2 Literature Review
1.3 Perspective of the thesis
Chapter 2 Yoruba Sacrificial Culture and Soyinka’s Play
2.1 James G. Frazer , Ritual and Sacrifice
2.1.1 James G. Frazer and Ritual Study
2.1.2 Rituals in Human History
2.2 Rituals in Death and the King’s Horseman
2.2.1 Ritual Categories:for supernatural beings, life and death
2.2.2 Ritual Signs: dance, music and English
Chapter 3 Grandeur of Ritual Performance
3.1 Sacrifice: A Grand Chorus of Ritual
3.1.1 Sacrifice: for Yoruba Mythology
3.1.2 Sacrifice: for Yoruba King
3.2 Marriage: Turning Point of Performance
3.2.1 Marriage as a Great Consummating Ritual
3.2.2 Marriage as a Secular Desire
3.3 Colonial Intervention: Suspension of Performance
3.3.1 Intervention: in the Name of Civilization
3.3.2 Intervention: Fake Civilization and Real Hegemony
Chapter 4 Sacrifice of Colonial Age
4.1 Colonialism, Postcolonialism and Postcolonial Literature
4.2 Danger of Yoruba: at the Moment of Colonial Crisis
4.2.1 Yoruba as an Inferior Orient
4.2.2 Hegemony of Colonists, Death of Horsemen
4.3 Hope of Yoruba: at the Hybrid and Liminal Space
4.3.1 Rituals as a Way of Resistance
4.3.2 Soyinka: “Writing Back” by Drama
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Limits and Future Work
致谢
参考文献
Research Results Obtained During the Study for Master Degree