St -Century Image of Women
A Womanist Reading of Two Nigerian Plays
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14960765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Foluke Ogunleye (Obafemi Awolowo University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 112-134 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1013-7548 • E-ISSN: 2163-7660 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10137548.2004.9687783 |
| OpenAlex | W2039456963 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Robert Southey certainly expressed the pervasive opinion of men of his time and, indeed, the negative attitude of some men of our time concerning the issue of women writers. And because, as Jane Austen lamented about the literary terrain of her age, for a very long time in the Nigerian theatre, the pen has been mostly in the hands of men. Consequently, the image of women portrayed in Nigerian dramatic literature has often been one-sided. Although Nigeria has not been totally bereft of female playwrights, the number of women who pursue the histrionic arts - especially from the 'writing' point of view - has certainly been much less than the men
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |