ABSTRACT

A persisting tendency in African Drama has remained a careful evaluation and a critical analysis of the African society for the purpose of heralding the cultural virtues and attacking the vices prevalent in the African society for a general social transformation. Drama has been defined as the mimesis of life on stage before a given audience and a replication of the human society on stage. Therefore the purpose of this research is to highlight and discuss in details the sociological elements evident in African Drama. Having drawn analysis from Wole Soyinka’s The Beatification of Area Boy: A Lagosian Kaleidoscope and Olu Obafemi’s Scapegoats and Sacred Cows from the sociological theoretical framework, it is evident that the sensual entertainment evident in African Drama notwithstanding, its ultimate focus is to instruct the audience about the prevalent social realities in the society and inform a radical social transformation. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of Content vi
Chapter One
Introduction 1
Background to the Study 3
Purpose of Study 4
Justification 4
Scope of Study 5
Organization of Chapters 5
Methodology 6
Biography of Wole Soyinka 6
Biography of Olu Obafemi 8
Chapter Two
Drama and the African Experience 9
Sociology as a Theoretical Framework 13
Appraisal of The Beatification of Area Boy… 16
Scapegoats and Sacred Cows at a Glare 18
Chapter Three
Introduction 20
Synopsis of The Beatification of Area Boy… 21
Synopsis of Scapegoats and Sacred Cows 23
Sociological indices in the texts 26
Class Stratification 27
Oppression 28
Exploitation 29
Moral Decadence 30
Proletarian Revolution 31
Religious Allusions and Concerns 31
Economic Mortality 32
Dramatic Elements in the texts 33
Allusion 33
Humor 35
Characterization 36
Use of Songs 36
Chapter Four
Summary 38
Findings 39
Conclusion 41
Bibliography 42