Cargando…

The King's Wages.

Containing hints of political satire, The King's Wages is a play that seeks to unmask the wicked absurdity of getting power at all costs. It tells the story of a man called Tutu who wants to be king and murders his own brother in pursuit of his plan. Tutu finally becomes king, but soon realizes...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brempong, Augustine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cape Town : Langaa RPCIG, 2015.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Mi 4500
001 EBSCO_ocn972059110
003 OCoLC
005 20231017213018.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu||||||||
008 161128s2015 sa o 000 0 eng d
040 |a LVT  |b eng  |e rda  |e pn  |c LVT  |d OCLCO  |d LTP  |d N$T  |d AGLDB  |d D6H  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCQ  |d VTS  |d CUF  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d STF  |d AU@  |d UKAHL  |d OCL  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO 
020 |a 9789956762514  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9956762512  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 9956762512 
020 |z 9789956762019 
020 |z 9956762016 
029 1 |a DEBSZ  |b 493181342 
035 |a (OCoLC)972059110 
050 4 |a PN1851 .B384 2015 
072 7 |a BIO  |x 007000  |2 bisacsh 
082 0 4 |a 809.2 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Brempong, Augustine. 
245 1 4 |a The King's Wages. 
264 1 |a Cape Town :  |b Langaa RPCIG,  |c 2015. 
264 4 |c ©2015 
300 |a 1 online resource (148 pages) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
505 0 |a Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- About the Author -- Characters in the Play -- ACT I -- Scene 1 -- Scene 2 -- Scene 3 -- Scene 4 -- ACT II -- Scene 1 -- Scene 2 -- Scene 3 -- Scene 4 -- Scene 5 -- Scene 6 -- ACT III -- Scene 1 -- Scene 2 -- Scene 3 -- Scene 4 -- Back cover. 
520 |a Containing hints of political satire, The King's Wages is a play that seeks to unmask the wicked absurdity of getting power at all costs. It tells the story of a man called Tutu who wants to be king and murders his own brother in pursuit of his plan. Tutu finally becomes king, but soon realizes that there is more to it than he bargained for. The chief among the Akan gods, Tano, becomes angry and is bent on punishing Tutu for the fratricide he committed. The ghost of Tutu's brother comes back to haunt him and Tutu is desperate to avert this from happening again. He does not only do the unthinkable as an expedient to save his life, but also manifests his weakness by following the advice of his long-time friend Bota. As a result, he is cursed by his own daughter who commits suicide immediately afterwards. In the end, he loses everything but his life. The story may strike us as mythical, but Brempong deliberately goes beyond the limits of the natural to invest his story with more beauty and profound pathos. He uses glittering expressions and simple language, with slight touches of archaism and interspersed with Akan proverbs. The story he tells is interesting enough, but his brilliant writing style also makes it one of the outstanding works to be seen in modern African literature. 
590 |a eBooks on EBSCOhost  |b EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide 
650 0 |a Drama  |y 19th century  |x History and criticism. 
650 0 |a Drama  |y 20th century  |x History and criticism. 
650 0 |a English drama. 
650 6 |a Théâtre (Genre littéraire)  |y 19e siècle  |x Histoire et critique. 
650 6 |a Théâtre anglais. 
650 7 |a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY  |x Literary.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Drama  |2 fast 
650 7 |a English drama  |2 fast 
648 7 |a 1800-1999  |2 fast 
655 7 |a Criticism, interpretation, etc.  |2 fast 
856 4 0 |u https://ebsco.uam.elogim.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1048411  |z Texto completo 
938 |a Askews and Holts Library Services  |b ASKH  |n AH37427852 
938 |a EBSCOhost  |b EBSC  |n 1048411 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP