Death and the King's Horseman: Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Contexts, Criticism, Norton
ISBN-13:
9780393977615
ISBN-10:
0393977617
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Wole Soyinka, Simon Gikandi
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Format:
Paperback
228 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780393977615
ISBN-10:
0393977617
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Wole Soyinka, Simon Gikandi
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Format:
Paperback
228 pages
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Death and the King's Horseman: Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Contexts, Criticism, Norton (ISBN-13: 9780393977615 and ISBN-10: 0393977617), written by authors
Wole Soyinka, Simon Gikandi, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2002.
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This Norton Critical Edition of Death and the King's Horseman is the only student edition available in the United States. Based on events that took place in 1946 in the ancient Yoruban city of Oyo, Soyinka's acclaimed and powerful play addresses classic issues of cultural conflict, tragic decision-making, and the psychological mindsets of individuals and groups. The text of the play is accompanied by an introduction and explanatory annotations for the many allusions to traditional Nigerian myth and culture.
"Backgrounds and Sources" helps readers understand Death and the King's Horseman's traditional African contexts and the role of theater in African culture. Included are a map of Yoruba-land, discussions of Yoruban religious beliefs and cultural traditions, Soyinka on the various forms that theater has taken in African culture in order to survive, and Anthony Appiah on Soyinka's struggle with the problem of African identity in the creation of Death and the King's Horseman. Commentary on the play as both a theatrical production and a classroom text is provided by Gerald Moore, Tanure Ojaide, and Martin Rohmer."Criticism" collects nine major essays on the play and the difficulties it presents to readers. Contributors include D. S. Izevbaye, Eldred Durosimi Jones, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Biodun Jeyifo, Wole Soyinka, Joan Hepburn, Adebayo Williams, David Richards, and Olakunle George.
A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
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