A tempest - Couverture souple

Cesaire, Aime

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1840021438 ISBN 13 : 9781840021431

Editeur : Oberon Books Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

A Tempest is Aime Cesaire's anti-colonialist refashioning of Shakespeare. Alongside The Tragedy of King Cristophe and A Season in the Congo, it completes a 'triptych' of plays that examine the effects of colonialism. This translation premiered at The Gate Theatre, London.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A witty and fiercely anti-colonialist revision of Shakespeare s island fling, Césaire turns it into a brilliant assertion of black identity. Prospero is an exiled tyrant, while Caliban becomes a mutinous figure who has clear affinities with Malcolm X. Césaire, major poet, Martinique politician, and coiner of the term negritude has presented not simply a new reading of The Tempest but an original play of astonishing power. This translation was first performed at the Gate Theatre in 1998.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Aimé Césaire has combined a political career as Martinican statesman with a poetic calling in which he has been hailed as the leading Francophone poet of the twentieth century. Anti-colonialist visionary and prophet of negritude, his influence has been considerable in shaping ongoing post-colonial debate. Philip Crispin has taught in Kingston, Jamaica, and spent four years in Paris studying, teaching and pursuing theatrical projects.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oberon Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1840021438
• ISBN 13: 9781840021431
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64