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

By:

Soyinka,W. Wole,Soyinka

Material type: Text

TextPublication 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
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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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