WOMEN AND WIVES REVOLT IN NIGERIAN FEMINIST DRAMA A TEXTUAL GRILLING OF IRENE SALAMIS SWEETREVENGE

This article examines the contributions of female dramatists to research in contemporary African drama. The article engages with the issues that continue to rejuvenate the women s ideology and movement today. The emancipation of women under the patriarchy, women s empowerment, women s clamour for new identity and solidarity in the face of male dominance strongly embody these issues. The paper places emphasis on these themes that have been a source of inspiration to feminist drama and dramatist and have also influenced scholarship on feminism. The paper exploits the justification of the wives and women s revolt, and also looks at ideological persuasion in the revolt. It concludes that the dramatist advocates a new identity for African women in their relationship with their men and further advocates radical feminism in Africa.