Death And The King's Horseman

Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favorite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British colonial officer, Pilkings, intervenes. 'The action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone: a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy (ensues): a tragedy for each individual, each tribe.'--Daily Telegraph 'This play, by the winner of aNobel Prize for Literature, asks: 'On the authority of what gods' the white aliens rupture a world. It puts exciting political theatre back on the agenda ... a masterpiece of 20th century drama.'--Guardian Methuen Student Editions are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. 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.

Softcover. English. Methuen Drama. 1998. ISBN: 9780413695505. 89. Good. Book No: 58502