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Title:
Death and the king's horseman
Author:
Soyinka, Wole.
ISBN:
9780413695505
Personal Author:
Soyinka, Wole.
Publication Information:
London : Methuen Drama, 1998.
Physical Description:
liii, 92 pages ; 19 cm
Series:
Methuen student editions.
Abstract:
"Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British Colonial Officer, Pilkings, intervenes." "As well as the complete text of the play itself, the volume contains a chronology of the playwright's life and work; an introduction giving the background to the play; a discussion of the various interpretations; an interview with Wole Soyinka; and notes on individual words and phrases in the text."--Jacket.
Personal Subject:
Elesin-Drama.
Geographic Term:
Nigeria -- History -- Drama.
Added Author:
Plastow, Jane.
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