Anatol
Anatol is a Austrian play by Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931)[1],
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The original text
A seven-act play set in late 19th century Vienna, it depicts the many shallow and immature relationships of bourgeois playboy "Anatol".
On the basis of the first act, Die Frage an das Schicksal ("The question to fate"), Sigmund Freud referred to Schnitzler as the "Psychologischer Tiefenforscher" ("psychological depth researcher").
The text was first published in 1893.
Translations and adaptations
Filmed as The Affairs of Anatol in 1921.
Translated into English as Anatol by Charles Osborne.
Translated into English by Tom Jones and adapted as a musical called The Game of Love, with lyrics by Jones, music by Jacques Offenbach and musical arrangements and additional music by Nancy Ford.
Adapted into an American musical, The Gay Life, with songs by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz.
The first act, Die Frage an das Schicksal, has been translated into Dutch as De Vraag aan het Noodlot and into English as Fate Questioned.
An Afrikaans version Die Frage an das Schicksal was done by Hennie Aucamp with the title Die Vraag aan die Noodlot. A copy of the typed text was found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
Performance history in South Africa
2007: Anatol performed by the Harare Repertory Theatre in Harare, Zimbabwe, directed by Samuel Ravengai.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatol_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schnitzler
A copy of the typed text of Die Vraag aan die Noodlot by Hennie Aucamp, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
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