La théatre Césaire, Aimé 1913-2008 creator text drama fr Paris Présence africaine DL 1970 1970 [Nouvelle édition revue par l'auteur, 1970] monographic fre spa

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1 vol. (153 p.) : couv. ill. ; 18 cm. 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. general Aimé Césaire. 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. (King of Haiti Henri Christophe 1767-1820) Drama +01+ (roi d'Haèiti Henri 1767-1820) Théatre francophone Drama francés Siglo XX PQ 3949 C421t 1970 842.91 82 9782708701304 2708701304 ZWZ 021018 20230410132548.0 fre