Soyinka Plays: 1: Brother Jero; Camwood on the Leaves; Death & the King's Horseman; Madmen & Specialists; Opera Wonyosi: v. 1 (Contemporary Dramatists) - Softcover

Soyinka, Wole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0413553507 ISBN 13: 9780413553508

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 1984

Synopsis

Six masterful works by the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright.
Death and the King's Horseman: 'A transfixing work of modern world drama' - Independent
Madmen and Specialists: 'A luminous play, examining the way in which war exposes and clarifies human conduct' - Observer
Opera Wonyosi, adapted from Gay's The Beggar's Opera: 'Swaggering and scabrous, at once a verbal spree and a fierce assault on totalitarianism' - Observer

The volume also contains The Trials of Brother Jero and Jero's Metamorphosis, classic comedies of modern Nigerian life based on the hilarious and manipulative transformations of a preacher, and Camwood on the Leaves, a haunting radio play, which evokes a divided community.

About this title

Synopsis:

"Madman and Specialists" examines the way in which war exposes and clarifies human conduct; "Opera Woynosi" is adpated from Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" and is a fierce assault on totalitarianism; and four other Wole Soyinka plays are included in this volume.

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0413553507
• ISBN 13: 9780413553508
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 430