Archetypes of the Artist in Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
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21 juillet 2021
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Eric S. Njeng, « Archetypes of the Artist in Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart », Commonwealth Essays and Studies, ID : 10.4000/ces.5482
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Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart feature two portraits of the artist in transitional societies. Considered misfits, Rip and Unoka survive momentous historical changes thanks to their art. Rip serves as a bridge between colonial America and the age of independence. Unoka, reincarnated in Nwoye, responds to the vagaries of history and choses to face the challenges posed by the imposition of colonial rule. Irving and Achebe both view the artist as a redeeming mediator capable of assuaging the mercenary character of their societies they live in.