ANALYSIS OF EKE – UNE: AN ECOCRITICISM APPROACH

The study was carried out to analyse the text Eke-Une looking at the ecocriticism approach. Eke-Une is an Igbo epic poem written by Emmanuel Obike but without specific date of publication. Poetry is known to be a genre of literature that exposes the aesthetic use of language and portrays captivating themes. The text was analysed, identifying the reasons behind the war and dispute that marred the peaceful co-existence between the people of Isiekwe community and the boa constrictor (Eke une). However, the paper created awareness and broadened the knowledge of the people on the importance of living peacefully in any environment one finds oneself. The literary theory adopted by the researcher as a base for the study is ecocritism theories of Cheryll Glotefelly and Lawrence Bull in 1980 which sees to the relationship and interaction of nature in any given environment especially how they are represented in literary works. The methodology was literary analysis.