Meaning and significance in Esiaba Irobi's 'Nwokedi' and 'Hangmen also die'

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Title:	Meaning and significance in Esiaba Irobi's 'Nwokedi' and 'Hangmen also die'
Author:	Eze, Norbert Oyibo
Year:	2000
Periodical:	Okike: an African Journal of New Writing
Issue:	44
Pages:	24-45
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	literature drama
About person:	Esiaba Irobi
Abstract:	Their is a lack of serious critical attention for the works of young Nigerian writers. Even when attention is paid at all, it is usually to deride and to reveal their imperfections. The present author focuses in particular on criticism of the young Nigerian playwright Esiaba Irobi. He argues that to comprehend any work of art is, to a great extent, to understand the author and his world. A short description of Irobi's life and a synopsis of two of his plays: 'Nwokedi' and 'Hangmen also die' show that the plays are meaningful, significant and purposeful if read and analysed within the context of men and events that inform their composition. Bibliogr.