La tragédie du roi Christophe: théatre / Aimé Césaire.

By:

Césaire, Aimé, 1913-2008

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: Paris : Présence africaine, DL 1970.Edition: [Nouvelle édition revue par l'auteur, 1970]Description: 1 vol. (153 p.) : couv. ill. ; 18 cmISBN:

9782708701304
2708701304

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

842.91

LOC classification:

PQ 3949 C421t 1970

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PQ 3949 C421t 1970 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000071064

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.

La mention de réedition revue par l'auteur s'applique áa l'édition de 1970 (dos de la page de titre).

Autre(s) tirage(s) : 1972, 1975, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008.

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