Death and the King's HorsemanW. W. Norton & Company, 2002 - 77 Seiten "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." "Included are a map of Yorubaland, 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."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
AIDE-DE-CAMP alari alright anyway ball blasphemy BRIDE bring calabash chief cloth comes constables curse curtsey damned dance dare dead death dirge District Officer door drummers drums duty earth egungun Elesin Alafin Elesin Oba end of day eyes father fear feet forgiveness ghostly GIRL give gods goes Gracefully hands hear heard heart holy water honour houseboy husband IYALOJA JANE JOSEPH King KING'S HORSEMAN leave left-overs Lights fade Listen living look Madam mean mind Mista Pirinkin moments mothers mouth native never night nonsense Not-I bird Olohun-iyo OLUNDE opele passage peace PILKINGS plantain PRAISE-SINGER PRINCE race RESIDENT riot ritual murder rodents Sergeant Amusa Simon sound spirit stay steps stop suddenly sure talk tell thing thoroughbred thought tonight touch turns understand verandah voice wait What's wife wish WOMAN women word Yes madam Yes master Yoruba
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In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture Anthony Appiah Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1992 |