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The Ambience of African Political Leaders as Agents of Corruption, A Cursory Study of Umehs Ambassadors of Poverty

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Maxwell Mpotsiah, Maxwell Mpotsiah, TJPRC·2018·International Journal of English and Literature
DOI 10.24247/ijeldec20185
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Poetry remains one of the key genres in literary literature, whose message always reflects human life.It is also seen as a divine art that exposes societal ills.It is out of this, that the present study seeks to espouse.The study, thus far tries to reveal a very cankerous object called corruption, which has bedeviled the hearts of the political leaders in Africa, using Umeh's 'Ambassadors of Corruption' as a source of contact.It therefore, employs Marxist's framework as a theoretical catalyst for its analysis.

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Authors
Maxwell Mpotsiah, M. M., & TJPRC
Venue
International Journal of English and Literature
Publisher
Transstellar Journal Publications and Research Consultancy Private Limited
Published
2018
Volume
8
Issue
6
Pages
35-46
ISSN
2249-6912 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.24247/ijeldec20185
OpenAlex
W2898270751
Cited by
3
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2021: 1
FWCI
4.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
International journal of English and literature (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Caribbean and African Literature and Culture
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Literature: history, themes, analysis
Keywords
corruption, political leaders, African poetry, Marxist literary criticism, poverty

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