Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26273 in Books
• Published on: 1998-07-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 89 pages

Synopsis
"This play, by the winner of a Nobel Prize for Literature, asks:'On the authority of what gods' the white aliens rupture the world. Itputs exciting political theatre back on the agenda...a masterpieceof 20th century drama" Guardian Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the Kingdies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horseand dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A BritishColonial Officer, Pilkings, intervenes to prevent the death and arrestsElesin. Widely considered to by Soyinka's greatest work, this play goesto the heart of the disruption of pre-colonial reality and reveals theway in which - when cultures clash, the world is turned upside-down. Thenotes to this edition include an interview with the playwright, adiscussion of themes and characters, a dossier of photographs and noteson the production history, compiled by Alby James.

Customer Reviews

intelligent
an intelligently written andcraftlywoven with full realization of characters and themeby a maestro at his peak.its a pleasurable read