Theatre Arts · REF. TA-13727

A Study of Costume and Makeup Design in Selected Nigerian Plays

Abstract

This study investigates the subject matter outlined in the title above through a structured research design appropriate to its academic level. Using primary and/or secondary data collection methods, the research examines the underlying variables, tests relevant hypotheses, and presents findings with implications for practice and policy. This is placeholder abstract text generated for catalogue preview purposes; the full document contains a complete, topic-specific abstract, literature review, methodology, data analysis, and conclusion.

Chapter One — 1.1 Background to the Study

Scholarly interest in Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman has remained strong, reflecting its continued relevance to discussions of Nigerian and African literary identity.

Existing criticism of Death and the King's Horseman tends to focus on its broader thematic concerns, with costume and makeup design as a stylistic device in service of post-colonial disillusionment receiving comparatively less sustained attention.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

While Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman is widely studied, there is no settled critical consensus on how its costume and makeup design functions specifically in relation to post-colonial disillusionment. This study undertakes a close textual analysis to address that gap.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

To examine the use of costume and makeup design in Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman.
To analyze how costume and makeup design contributes to the portrayal of post-colonial disillusionment.
To assess the effectiveness of costume and makeup design as a stylistic/thematic tool in the text.
To situate the findings within the broader context of Nigerian literary/linguistic scholarship.

1.4 Research Questions

How is costume and makeup design used in Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman?
In what ways does costume and makeup design contribute to the portrayal of post-colonial disillusionment?
How effective is costume and makeup design as a stylistic/thematic tool in the text?
How does this reading relate to the broader body of Nigerian literary/linguistic scholarship?

1.5 Significance of the Study

This study is significant to students and teachers of theatre arts, offering a close reading of Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman that can support classroom discussion and further critical work. It also contributes to the broader body of scholarship on Nigerian literary and linguistic studies.

1.6 Scope of the Study

The study is limited to a close textual analysis of costume and makeup design within Death and the King's Horseman, reflecting a clearly defined scope; it does not extend to a full survey of the author's other works.

Chapters Two through Five, references and appendices are available for a one-time fee of ₦75,000.

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