Nigerian Independence Onstage
Responses from "Second Generation" Playwrights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7417812 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra L Richard (corresponding author), Sandra L Richards (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-215 |
| Publication date | 1987-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3207690 |
| OpenAlex | W2312233004 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Although Nigerian theatre in English dates back to the late 1860s, a skillfully crafted, non-imitative drama began to emerge as late as 1958 with the production of Wole Soyinka's The Swamp Dwellers and The Lion and the Jewel by the University Dramatic Society in Ibadan, Nigeria.' In the intervening twenty-eight years following Soyinka's initial productions, this drama has matured enough to produce a of capable, English-language playwrights. While criticism of the work of living playwrights may sometimes prove foolhardy, an examination of some of the works of this second generation may yield new insights into the current national health of Nigeria and suggest a role for drama in the process of its national development
Art · Independence (probability theory · Statistics · Mathematics · Theater, Performance, and Music History · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2022 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |