Author
Augustine Chimaijem Ọkwọ
Abstract
This study investigates the re-enactment of Igbo proverbs
in Igbo plays. The main objectives of the study are to
explore the contexts and the meanings of the Igbo
proverbs in the contexts they occur in the selected Igbo
plays. The selected Igbo plays in this research work are:
Akpịrị Richie Ụzọ (A R U) and ka ị ma nke a (K Ị M N
A). The Igbo plays were selected using the purposive
sampling techniques from many Igbo plays. The study adopts the theoretical frameworks of the contextual and
discourse analysis theories. The findịngs of the study
prove that the predominant contexts where the Igbo
proverbs were re-enacted in the study are in the contexts
of discussions, disputes and meetings. The study also
finds out that the Igbo playwriters used the Igbo proverbs
in the Igbo plays in their appropriate contexts, with
appropriate meanings. The study concludes that in recent
time, if the Igbo playwriters are becoming extent, the
contemporary Igbo literary works such as Igbo plays are
capable of educating modern Igbo people who may not
have the knowledge of how to explain the meanings of
Igbo proverbs in the contexts they occur. Therefore, the
Igbo plays should work as rich tools for the
documentation of endangered Igbo culture practices in
general.
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