Death and the King’s Horseman
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Death and the King’s Horseman is a renowned tragic play by Wole Soyinka that dramatizes the clash between Yoruba ritual obligations and British colonial authority in Nigeria.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| author | Wole Soyinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical incident in Oyo in 1946 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
British colonial rule in Nigeria
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Yoruba cosmology ⓘ |
| genre |
postcolonial drama
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tragic drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage productions worldwide ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Amusa
NERFINISHED
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Elesin Oba NERFINISHED ⓘ Iyaloja NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Pilkings NERFINISHED ⓘ Olunde NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Pilkings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Praise-Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryAwardContext | contributed to Wole Soyinka’s international reputation ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Elesin Oba
NERFINISHED
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Iyaloja NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Pilkings NERFINISHED ⓘ Olunde NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Pilkings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex portrayal of colonial encounter
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exploration of Yoruba ritual suicide ⓘ use of Yoruba music and dance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publisher | Methuen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Dance of the Forests
NERFINISHED
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Kongi’s Harvest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion and the Jewel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Nigeria
NERFINISHED
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Oyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | five-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
clash between Yoruba tradition and British colonial authority
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colonial power and resistance ⓘ cultural misunderstanding ⓘ duty and sacrifice ⓘ honor and shame ⓘ ritual and responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| yearFirstPerformed | 1975 ⓘ |
| yearFirstPublished | 1975 ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1975 ⓘ |
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