See, even despite pious sta... by Wole Soyinka, a N/A Dramatist

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“See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not yet come to terms with the recognition of the fallacy of what I call the strong man syndrome.”

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Name: Wole Soyinka

Nationality: N/A

Date of Birth: Jul 13, 1934

Profession: Dramatist

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There's a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in relation to, first of all, the environment in which it's being staged; then the audience, the nature of the audience, the quality of the audience.

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