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The Tragedy Of King Christophe
Aime Cesaire
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Paperback. Translator(s): Breslin, Paul; Ney, Rachel. Series: Northwestern World Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
The Tragedy of King Christophe (1963, revised 1970) is recognized as the Martiniquan writer and activist Aime Cesaire's greatest play. 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 ... Read more
The Tragedy of King Christophe (1963, revised 1970) is recognized as the Martiniquan writer and activist Aime Cesaire's greatest play. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Northwestern World Classics
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810130586
SKU
V9780810130586
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About Aime Cesaire
Aimé Césaire (1913–2008) was a Martiniquan poet, author, and politician. He was one of the founders of the negritude movement in Francophone literature. Paul Breslin is a poet and a professor emeritus of English at Northwestern University. His most recent book of poetry, Between My Eye and the Light, is also published by Northwestern. Rachel Ney is a ... Read more
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