Césaire, Aimé,   1913-2008 <br/><br/>
La tragédie du roi Christophe:   théatre / 
Aimé Césaire. 
 - [Nouvelle édition revue par l'auteur, 1970] 
 - Paris :  Présence africaine,  DL 1970. 
 - 1 vol. (153 p.) :  couv. ill. ;  18 cm. 
<br/><br/> Set in the period of upheaval in Haiti after the assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines in 1806, it follows the historical figure of Henri Christophe, a slave who rose to become a general in Toussaint Louverture's army. Christophe declared himself king in 1811 and ruled the northern part of Haiti until 1820. Cesaire employs Shakespearean plotting and revels in the inexhaustible possibilities of language to convey the tragedy of Christophe's transformation from a charismatic leader sensitive to the oppression of his people to an oppressor himself. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9782708701304 2708701304 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Henri Christophe  (King of Haiti ;  1767-1820) --Drama.<br/>Henri +01+  (roi d'Haèiti ;  1767-1820). 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Théatre francophone.<br/>Drama francés --Siglo XX
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ 3949  / C421t 1970 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>842.91 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>82