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| Author | Ola Rotimi |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Oxford, University Press plc (UPPLC) |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 72 pp |
| ISBN | 0-19-211358-5 |
| Preceded by | Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again |
| Followed by | Kurunmi |
The Gods Are Not To Blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi.[1] An adaptation of the Greek classic Oedipus Rex, the story centres on Odewale, who is lured into a false sense of security, only to somehow get caught up in a somewhat consanguineous trail of events by the gods of the land.[2]
The novel is set in an indeterminate period of a Yoruba kingdom. This reworking of Oedipus Rex was part of the African Arts (Arts d'Afrique) playwriting contest in 1969. Rotimi's play has been celebrated on two counts: at first scintillating as theatre and later accruing a significant literary aura.[3] This article focuses specifically on the 1968 play.
- ^ Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online. Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine: Emmanuel Gladstone Olawale Rotimi|E.G.O (ed 2009) Gale Research
- ^ Cripps, Charlotte (May 26, 2005). "Preview: The Gods Are Not To Blame, Arcola Theatre, London". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ^ Barbara Goff and Michael Simpson, Crossroads in the Black Aegean: Oedipus, Antigone, and Dramas of the African Diaspora, Oxford University Press, United States, 2007, ISBN 0-19-921718-1.