The Emperor Jones is a 1920 play by American dramatist Eugene O’Neill which tells the tale of Brutus Jones an African-American man who kills a man goes to prison escapes to a Caribbean island and sets himself up as emperor. The play recounts his story in flashbacks as Brutus makes his way through the forest in an attempt to escape former subjects who have rebelled against him.
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author
Eugene O'Neill
genre
Tragedy
IBDB ID
3325
premiere date
1920-11-01
premiere place
New York City, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
premiere year
1920-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
setting of play
A West Indian island not yet self-determined but for the moment an empire.
subject of play
A Black porter attains power in the West Indies by exploiting the superstitions and ignorance of an island's residents.
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