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The Gods Are Not To Blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi. Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online: Emmanuel Gladstone Olawale Rotimi|E.G.O (ed 2009) Gale Research An adaptation of the Greek classic Oedipus Rex, the story Read More..

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Description	The Gods Are Not To Blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi. Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online: Emmanuel Gladstone Olawale Rotimi\|E.G.O (ed 2009) Gale Research 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.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.Barbara Goff and Michael Simpson, Crossroads in the Black Aegean: Oedipus, Antigone, and dramas of the African diaspora, Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 ISBN 0-19-921718-1 This article focuses specifically on the 1968 play.
Description	The Gods Are Not To Blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi. Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online: Emmanuel Gladstone Olawale Rotimi\|E.G.O (ed 2009) Gale Research 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.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.Barbara Goff and Michael Simpson, Crossroads in the Black Aegean: Oedipus, Antigone, and dramas of the African diaspora, Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 ISBN 0-19-921718-1 This article focuses specifically on the 1968 play.

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Name	The Gods Are Not To Blame
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Authors	Ola Rotimi
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Genre	Play
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Language	English
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Country	Nigeria
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Pages	72 pp
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Media_type	Print (Paperback)
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Isbn	0-19-211358-5
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Publisher	Oxford University PressOxford
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Pub_date	1971
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Release_date	1971
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