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Editorial
Editorial introduction to Volume 2 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
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Volume 2
2021Clement Eloghosa OdiaPeter O. Aihevba
pp. 1-12
PANDEMIC POEMS AS CONTEMPLATIVE DISCOURSE IN RECENT NIGERIAN POETRY
Published in Volume 2 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Lilian Onyeiwu
pp. 13-22
IN THE GRIP OF ‘MADNESS’: SPEAKING THE UNSPOKEN WORDS IN OKEY NDIBE’S ARROWS OF RAIN
Published in Volume 2 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Edafe Mukoro
pp. 23-35
THE LOVE POEMS OF TONY AFEJUKU
Published in Volume 2 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Edwin OnwukaKemi Kehinde
pp. 36-48
RELIGIOSITY AND FAMILY DYSFUNCTION IN CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S PURPLE HIBISCUS
Published in Volume 2 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Samson Osariemen EguavoenPsalms Chinaka
pp. 49-59
NNIMMO BASSEY’S POETRY AND HEALING THROUGH RESISTANCE THERAPY
Published in Volume 2 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Lilian Onyeiwu
pp. 60-69
THE CELEBRATION OF WOMANHOOD IN AKACHI ADIMORA-EZEIGBO’S THE LAST OF THE STRONG ONES AND CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
Published in Volume 2 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Abigail Obiageli Eruaga
pp. 70-71
LIFE IS A LOAN
Published in Volume 2 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Volume 1
2019Editorial Board
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Editorial
Editorial introduction to Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
EditorialBJLSVolume 1
Clement Eloghosa OdiaPeter O. Aihevba
pp. 1-11
PANDEMIC POEMS AS CONTEMPLATIVE DISCOURSE IN RECENT NIGERIAN POETRY
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Esther Iria JamgbadiEdafe Mukoro
pp. 12-20
CONFRONTING RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE: THE POETRY OF KOLA EKE
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Edwin OnwukaJoy Eyisi
pp. 21-30
EXPLORING HISTORY, MIGRATION AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCE IN SELECT POEMS OF EDWARD KAMAU BRATHWAITE
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Ifeoma Mabel Onyemelukwe
pp. 31-41
AN ECOCRITICAL READING OF FEMI OJO-ADE’S LES PARADIS TERRESTRES
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Kufre Akpan
pp. 42-51
WIDOWHOOD AND THE DYNAMICS OF SURVIVAL IN SELECTED STORIES IN IFEOMA OKOYE’S THE TRIALS AND OTHER STORIES
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Tayo Agboola
pp. 52-60
FEMALE EMANCIPATION AND THE GENDERED SUBALTERN IN ABIMBOLA ADELAKUN’S THE BROWN RUSTED ROOFS
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Abigail Obiageli Eruaga
pp. 61-73
DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR AND ITS SANCTION IN ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART AND NDIBE’S ARROWS OF RAIN
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Steve Omowumi Olabode EkundayoSolomon OsekeneMaryann Ilebor
pp. 74-87
THE ESCALATING ANOMIE OF RAPE: LUCY JONAH’S SHROUDED SECRETS TO THE RESCUE
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Samson Osariemen EguavoenPsalms Chinaka
pp. 88-99
TRAUMA IN SELECTED POEMS OF CHINUA ACHEBE, J. P. CLARK-BEKEDEREMO, AND AKACHI ADIMORA-EZEIGBO
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Durojaiye Kehinde Owoeye
pp. 100-111
DISPERSAL OF THE HEROIC CONSTRUCT IN SALMAN RUSHDIE’S THE MOOR’S LAST SIGH
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Dele Maxwell Ugwanyi
pp. 112-124
MIGRATION, RACISM AND INTEGRATION OF THE PRECARIOUS MARGINALITIES IN CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S AMERICANAH
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Ezekiel Solomon AkusoCatherine Godwin Innih
pp. 125-143
WAR AND THE NIGERIAN FICTION: A PSYCHOANALYTICAL READING OF HELON HABILA’S MEASURING TIME, OIL ON WATER AND THE CHIBOK GIRLS
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies
Ethel Ngozi Okeke
pp. 144-148
BOOK REVIEW
Published in Volume 1 of the Benin Journal of English and Literary Studies.
English StudiesLiterary Studies