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Death and the King's horseman, Wole,Soyinka.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York: W.W Norton&Company 1975.Description: 77p.: ill.; 24 cmISBN:
  • DUCE PR9387.9 S6D4
Summary: Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon Pilkings, the colonial district officer. The king has died and Elesin, his chief horseman, is expected by law and custom to commit suicide and accompany his ruler to heaven. The stage is set for a dramatic climax when Pilkings learns of the ritual and decides to intervene and Elesin's son arrives home.
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Books DUCE LIBRARY Humanities: Shelf PQ668.077 – Z10.G27 Special Reserve DUCE PR9387.9 S6D4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not For Loan 000000178292
Books DUCE LIBRARY Humanities: Shelf PQ668.077 – Z10.G27 Humanities and Social Sciences DUCE PR9387.9 S6D4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 000000178297

Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon Pilkings, the colonial district officer. The king has died and Elesin, his chief horseman, is expected by law and custom to commit suicide and accompany his ruler to heaven. The stage is set for a dramatic climax when Pilkings learns of the ritual and decides to intervene and Elesin's son arrives home.

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