Death and the King's Horseman

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  • Death and the King's Horseman Book Detail

  • Author : Wole Soyinka
  • Release Date : 2016-01-28
  • Publisher : Methuen Drama
  • Genre : Drama
  • Pages : 0
  • ISBN 13 : 9781474260763
  • File Size : 21,21 MB

Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka PDF Summary

Book Description: 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 to prevent the death and arrests Elesin. The play is a set text for NEAB GCSE, NEAB A Level and NEAB A/S Level. 'A masterpiece of 20th century drama' - Guardian "A transfixing work of modern world drama" (Independent); "clearly a masterpiece. . . he achieves the full impact of Greek tragedy" (Irving Wardle, Independent on Sunday); "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" (Michael Schmidt, Daily Telegraph)

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