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Witwatersrand Univ Pr, 2021. Paperback. New. 54 pages. 7.48x4.72x0.21 inches.
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Ukufa Kukashaka Paperback - 2021
by Elliot Zondi; Introduction by Mpume Zondi
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- Title Ukufa Kukashaka
- Author Elliot Zondi; Introduction by Mpume Zondi
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 54
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wits University Press
- Date 2021-10-01
- ISBN 9781776140718 / 1776140710
- Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
- Dimensions 7.48 x 4.72 x 0.21 in (19.00 x 11.99 x 0.53 cm)
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- Cultural Region: African
- Library of Congress subjects Shaka, Zulu drama
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2022371321
- Dewey Decimal Code 896.398
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ISBN: 9781776140718Wits University Press, 01 October 2021
Paperback, 54 pages
Ukufa kukaShaka is a historical drama by Elliot Zondi, first published in 1960 in the Bantu (later, African) Treasury Series by the University of the Witwatersrand Press. Its plot is based on the events surrounding the assassination of Shaka, the mighty Zulu king, by his two half-brothers, Dingane and Mhlangana, aided and abetted by his paternal aunt, Mkabayi, in 1828. The play explores the classic theme of the tragic hero's fatal flaws: hubris and overconfidence. Shaka's ruthless ambition led him to overstep human boundaries, kill with impunity, bar his warriors from having families and force them into endless wars. His blind spot seems to have been to put the survival and expansion of the Zulu kingdom first and the welfare of his subjects second.
Against this backdrop Mkabayi, whose ambitions for a remarkable Zulu nation were more tempered, played a decisive role in his downfall. Zondi explores arguments both in favor of… Read More
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