Death and the King's Horseman

von Wole Soyinka

160 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

"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." - The 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 Student Edition includes a full introduction, commentary and questions for study by Jane Plastow as well as an interview with Wole Soyinka.

• Reihe: Modern Classics
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher
• ISBN: 9780413695505
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 02.07.1998
• Größe: 195 x 128 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC