The Lion and the Jewel
Soyinka, Wole
The Lion and the Jewel - 1st Edition - New Delhi Oxford UNIVERSITY PRESS NEWYORK 1962 - vi, 65p. Soft Bound
This is one of the best-known plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. It is set in the Yoruba village of Ilunjinle. The main characters are Sidi (the Jewel), 'a true village belle' and Baroka (the Lion), the crafty and powerful Bale of the village, Lakunle, the young teacher, influenced by western ways, and Sadiku, the eldest of Baroka's wives. How the Lion hunts the Jewel is the theme of this ribald comedy.
English
9781999110834
English, English & Old English literatures, English drama
822.91 / SOY/LIO
The Lion and the Jewel - 1st Edition - New Delhi Oxford UNIVERSITY PRESS NEWYORK 1962 - vi, 65p. Soft Bound
This is one of the best-known plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. It is set in the Yoruba village of Ilunjinle. The main characters are Sidi (the Jewel), 'a true village belle' and Baroka (the Lion), the crafty and powerful Bale of the village, Lakunle, the young teacher, influenced by western ways, and Sadiku, the eldest of Baroka's wives. How the Lion hunts the Jewel is the theme of this ribald comedy.
English
9781999110834
English, English & Old English literatures, English drama
822.91 / SOY/LIO