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''[[De Offers der Vrijheid, of De Slagers van Ghent]]'' ("The offers of freedom, or the slaughterers of Ghent") is a [[Dutch]] play in six acts by [[Melt J. Brink]] (1842-1925).  

Also known as '''''[[De Slagers van Ghent]]''''' 

==The original text==

A play based on the 80 year's war, it was probably written in 1877 for performance by the [[Rederijkerskamer]] [[Aurora|Aurora II]]. 

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1877:  Performed as ''[[De Offers der Vrijheid, of De Slagers van Ghent]]'' by [[Aurora II]] in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town on 17 July, with ''[[De Verstrooiden]]'' (Kotzebue/Van Holtrop).

== Sources ==

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 459, 471

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