Reflections on the Dominant Affective Personality of Ola Rotimi as Exemplified in His Tragic Hero Characterisation

The aim of this essay therefore, is to explore the manifestation of affective bias in Ola Rotimi through his dramatics personae especially the tragic heroes. In doing this however, it contends that a careful assessment of his plays shows the presence in appropriate measure and mixture, of the cognit...

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description The aim of this essay therefore, is to explore the manifestation of affective bias in Ola Rotimi through his dramatics personae especially the tragic heroes. In doing this however, it contends that a careful assessment of his plays shows the presence in appropriate measure and mixture, of the cognitive, the affective and the motoric human personality dimensions. Nonetheless, there are strong indications of the dominance of affective disposition. Before discussing these indications, we, need to put in proper perspective, the psychological foundations of what is commonly referred to as "affect".
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spelling oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-26492023-05-13T11:05:49Z Reflections on the Dominant Affective Personality of Ola Rotimi as Exemplified in His Tragic Hero Characterisation Elegbeleye, O. S Adeoti, Gbemisola Psychoanalytic basis of affect Biological basis of affect Ola Rotimi's personality outside his plays Tragic heroes in Rotimi's dramaturgy The aim of this essay therefore, is to explore the manifestation of affective bias in Ola Rotimi through his dramatics personae especially the tragic heroes. In doing this however, it contends that a careful assessment of his plays shows the presence in appropriate measure and mixture, of the cognitive, the affective and the motoric human personality dimensions. Nonetheless, there are strong indications of the dominance of affective disposition. Before discussing these indications, we, need to put in proper perspective, the psychological foundations of what is commonly referred to as "affect". 2014-08-25T14:09:08Z 2018-10-27T14:58:55Z 2014-08-25T14:09:08Z 2018-10-27T14:58:55Z 2003 Book chapter Elegbeleye, O. S. and Adeoti, Gbemisola (2003) Reflections on the Dominant Affective Personality of Ola Rotimi as Exemplified in His Tragic Hero Characterisation. In Oyeleye, 'Lekan and Olateju, Moji (eds.) Readings in Language and Literature. Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University Press. http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2649 en PDF application/pdf Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo University Press
spellingShingle Psychoanalytic basis of affect
Biological basis of affect
Ola Rotimi's personality outside his plays
Tragic heroes in Rotimi's dramaturgy
Elegbeleye, O. S
Adeoti, Gbemisola
Reflections on the Dominant Affective Personality of Ola Rotimi as Exemplified in His Tragic Hero Characterisation
title Reflections on the Dominant Affective Personality of Ola Rotimi as Exemplified in His Tragic Hero Characterisation
title_full Reflections on the Dominant Affective Personality of Ola Rotimi as Exemplified in His Tragic Hero Characterisation
title_fullStr Reflections on the Dominant Affective Personality of Ola Rotimi as Exemplified in His Tragic Hero Characterisation
title_full_unstemmed Reflections on the Dominant Affective Personality of Ola Rotimi as Exemplified in His Tragic Hero Characterisation
title_short Reflections on the Dominant Affective Personality of Ola Rotimi as Exemplified in His Tragic Hero Characterisation
title_sort reflections on the dominant affective personality of ola rotimi as exemplified in his tragic hero characterisation
topic Psychoanalytic basis of affect
Biological basis of affect
Ola Rotimi's personality outside his plays
Tragic heroes in Rotimi's dramaturgy
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