Death and the king's horseman

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Title:

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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Summary

"The action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone: a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy issues: a tragedy for each individual, each tribe" Daily Telegraph

"This play, by the winner of a Nobel Prize for Literature, asks: 'On the authority of what gods' the white aliens rupture the world. It puts exciting political theatre back on the agenda. . . a masterpiece of 20th century drama" Guardian

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.

This edition features an interview with the author.

Commentary and notes by Jane Plastow