the gods are not to blame by ola rotimi
OLA ROTIMI: the gods are not to blame AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND Emmanuel Gladstone Olawole Rotimi was born on 13 April, 1938 in Sapele, Delta State of Nigeria. He had his primary and post-primary education in Nigeria from where he went to America for a degree in Drama at Boston University, and Yale University for a postgraduate degree in play-writing and Directing. His published play include The gods are not to blame, Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again, Kurummi, Ovonramwen Nogbaisi, If, Holding Talks, and Hopes of the Living dead. He is a professor of drama and he is married with children. TEXTUAL BACKGROUND AND SETTING The play has a Nigeria cultural setting, specifically Yoruba setting. Thus, there are references to Yoruba towns like Ede and Osogbo, and the imaginary towns (a Yoruba city) Kutuje, where the actions of the play is centralized. The Gods Are Not to Blame is an adaptation of the ancient Greek play Oedipus Rex-King Oedipus – written ...