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"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.
Published | 01 Aug 2006 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 160 |
ISBN | 9780413695505 |
Imprint | Methuen Drama |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Series | Student Editions |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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
A transfixing work of modern world drama.
The Independent
Clearly a masterpiece ... Soyinka 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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