Haddis Alemayehu as a Social Critic
dc.contributor.advisor | Araaya, Hailu (PhD) | |
dc.contributor.author | Hailu., Tsegaye | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-29T07:13:34Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T04:04:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-29T07:13:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T04:04:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1987-06 | |
dc.description.abstract | An understanding of a writer ' s socio- political milieu is essential for the ove r all ::tp;')reci;:,tion of his work . The socio-p olitical milieu th ~ t surrounds a writer is the source of the content m8.tter he uses. It 2.1so explains whv a g iven author reB.cts as he does tr; his enviromnE'nt. The reactions to a given soc ia-political mil ieu can be expressed in ths form of satire. Haddis Alemavehu a lso used satire to critioize his society . 30cj~1, political, religious and moral crib CiSl~!S ~r(: some of the major themGs that recur in his work. Authors in f';eneral ap:)caJ:' to t ake a posit i ve and progressive stand. But 8. cle,se anCtl'(sis 0f their works reveals some of them as being hplf-he::t rted i~ their dedication for the welfare of the oppressed m8SSCS. Some , like Haddis Alernayehu, want a grD.dual ch.:n[;e ,:ic.h"ut uprooting the established system . 'rhe seemingly clear casire for chan!".e can be seen in t h e works of many authors. Hovievcr, t rw "ray they So about that change ano what they vlant to replace in the chanfced systems become vague and hazy as one looks closely into their work's . Thev tend to forfTet (;h(! 0') jecti ve realities and 'become utopians . Raddi s "',lemayehu is ('He of them. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/25733 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
dc.title | Haddis Alemayehu as a Social Critic | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |