Demetrios
Demetrios is a Biblical play by D.F. Malherbe (1881-1969).
Contents
The original text
A play based on Acts Chapter 19, telling the story of the silversmith Demetrios (Demetrius) and his struggle with, and conversion by, St Paul.
Originally published in Die Meul Dreun en Ander Toneelwerk a collection of Malherbe's full-length, by Nasionale Pers in 1943, but later also published as a single text.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Stellenbosch University Library catalogue
Typed list, E. Reyneke, 1978
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.F._Malherbe
J.C. Kannemeyer 1978. Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[1], pp. 162
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