Filling the "gaps" and "dramatic art" in D.T. Mtywaku's dramatic works

Abstract

The topic of this study is given in the title page. The study is made up of six chapters which are outlined clearly in the table of contents. This work is about, 'FILLING OF "GAPS" AND "DRAMATIC ART" IN D.T. MTYWAKU'S DR.At\1ATIC WORKS in the books: UNcumisa no qabayakhe (1972), Iincwadi Ezaye Zibhaliwe (1980), UFeziwe Okanye Inkohlakalo (1982), UNomabhongo Okanye Inzondo Tempindezelo (1983), Isikhwakhwa noBessie (1987), UThembisa noMakhaya (1992), UConga noMbambushe (1995), and dilubone ngamehlo (1995). The books used are good examples of showing incomplete information "gaps" in the Xhosa drama texts, and how they can be filled using each other. The author has used these examples to encourage readers to read books so that they can understand them. He likes education, and wants his readers to acquire proper knowledge of things around them through active reading. In conclusion, D.T. Mtywaku's dramatic works have proved him to be a man who is seeking for peace and happiness for his nation. He has used characters who have desires to achieve, but they do not knov how to reach to their destinies. He suggests some solutions to their problems, and most of these solutions need the reader to fill the information "gaps" first. Lastly, he says that God is the highest moral figure, and that all those who live by His word will have good life. It is hoped that the entire study will serve as a model for understanding Mtywaku's works together with other writers' works of art.