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 In 1995 [[Tafelberg Uitgewers]] published a definitive biography by [[J.C. Kannemeyer]], called ''Langenhoven: 'n lewe'' ("Langenhoven: A Life").
-His best known works today are perhaps the words of ''Die Stem van Suid-Afrika'' ("The Voice of South Africa" - the national anthem of the Union and the Republic till 1994, and still part of the new South African anthem), his comic novels - notably ''Sonde met die Bure'' ("Trouble with the Neighbours"), ''Herrie op die ou Tremspoor'' ("Herrie on the old Tram Track") and a children's stories, ''[[Brolloks en Bittergal]]'' and ''[[Loeloeraai]]''. Many of his works, especially the latter two were often performed as plays.
+His best known works today are perhaps the words of ''Die Stem van Suid-Afrika'' ("The Voice of South Africa" - the national anthem of the Union and the Republic till 1994, and still part of the new South African anthem), his comic novels - notably ''[[Sonde met die Bure]]'' ("Trouble with the Neighbours"), ''[[Herrie op die ou Tremspoor]]'' ("Herrie on the old Tram Track") and a children's stories, ''[[Brolloks en Bittergal]]'' and ''[[Loeloeraai]]''. Many of his works, especially the latter two were often performed as plays and filmed.
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 Technically one of the more proficient of his generation as a playwright, his works were extremely popular and frequently republished. In view of Langenhoven's perception of his own role in the cultural development of the [[Afrikaner]] and the often moralizing tone of the plays themselves, [[Ludwig Binge]] (1969) refers to his work as "[[educational theatre]]".
-He started his playwriting career with two short pieces called  ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' ("The case about the water rights" -1906/7) and ''[[Die Trouwbelofte]]'' ("The wedding vow" - 1906/7), then wrote and published a series of brief but classic dialogues in ''Het Zuid-Westen'' during 1911 (specifically written for the gratis use by amateurs and schools, not professionals) - including ''[[Die Tweetalige Vonnis]]'' ("The bilingual sentencing"), ''[[Die Kijs abaut die Forro]]'' ("The case about the furrow"), ''[[Die Ingewikkelde Boodskap]]'' ("the complicated message"), ''[[Deskundige Kritiek]]'' ("expert criticism"), ''[[Die Beproewings van 'n Prokureur]]'' ("The trials/torments of a lawyer"), ''[[Modelletjie van 'n Debat]]'' ("Little model of a debate"), ''[[Die Omslagtige Tant Lenie]]'' ("The Circumloquatious Aunt Lenie"), ''[[Piet Neulpotjie]]'' ("Piet Complainer") and ''[[Onvoorbereide Toesprake]]'' ("Unprepared Speeches", which he called a "burlesque"). His important fuller-length plays followed and are ''[[Die Familie Zaak]]'' ("The case about the family" -1911), ''[[Die Wêreld die Draai]]'' ("The World Turns", A reworking of ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' - 1912), ''[[Die Hoop van Suid-Afrika]]'' ("The Hope of South Africa" - 1913),  ''[[Die Vrouw van Suid-Afrika]]'' ("The Woman of South Africa" - 1918), ''[[Die Onmoontlike Tweeling]]'' ("The Impossible Twins" - 19*), ''[[Petronella]]'' (19*)  ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'' ('The last of the backvelders", a final reworking of ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' as a full-length work - 1926) , ***, ***.
+He started his playwriting career with two short pieces called  ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' ("The case about the water rights" -1906/7) and ''[[Die Trouwbelofte]]'' ("The wedding vow" - 1906/7), then wrote and published a series of brief but classic dialogues in ''Het Zuid-Westen'' during 1911 (specifically written for the gratis use by amateurs and schools, not professionals) - including ''[[Die Tweetalige Vonnis]]'' ("The bilingual sentencing"), ''[[Die Kijs abaut die Forro]]'' ("The case about the furrow"), ''[[Die Ingewikkelde Boodskap]]'' ("the complicated message"), ''[[Deskundige Kritiek]]'' ("expert criticism"), ''[[Die Beproewings van 'n Prokureur]]'' ("The trials/torments of a lawyer"), ''[[Modelletjie van 'n Debat]]'' ("Little model of a debate"), ''[[Die Omslagtige Tant Lenie]]'' ("The Circumloquatious Aunt Lenie"), ''[[Piet Neulpotjie]]'' ("Piet Complainer") and ''[[Onvoorbereide Toesprake]]'' ("Unprepared Speeches", which he called a "burlesque"). His important fuller-length plays followed and are ''[[Die Familie Zaak]]'' ("The case about the family" -1911), ''[[Die Wêreld die Draai]]'' ("The World Turns", A reworking of ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' - 1912), ''[[Die Hoop van Suid-Afrika]]'' ("The Hope of South Africa" - 1913),  ''[[Die Vrouw van Suid-Afrika]]'' ("The Woman of South Africa" - 1918), ''[[Die Onmoontlike Tweeling]]'' ("The Impossible Twins" - 1919), ''[[Petronella]]'' (19*)  ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'' ('The last of the backvelders", a final reworking of ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' as a full-length work - 1926) , ***, ***.
 He also acted in some of the plays, notably portraying "Piet Retief" in the first production of ''[[Die Hoop van Suid-Afrika]]'' in 1913.

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 '''Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven''' (1873-1932) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelis_Jacobus_Langenhoven] was an attorney, politician, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, comic writer, hugely popular public speaker and  cultural activist, whose wit and breath of interest made him a legendary figure in South Africa.
-He was affectionately known as "[[Sagmoedige Neelsie]]" (i.e. "Gentle Neelsie") or "Kerneels".
+He was affectionately known as '''"[[Sagmoedige Neelsie]]"''' (i.e. "Gentle Neelsie") or '''"[[Kerneels]]"''', both names he used as nom de plume on occasion.
 = Biography=

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	In addition to his own plays, many of his prose works have also been widely adapted for stage, film and media over the years, while a number of plays and other performance pieces about him and his work have been written and performed on various occasions.		In addition to his own plays, many of his prose works have also been widely adapted for stage, film and media over the years, while a number of plays and other performance pieces about him and his work have been written and performed on various occasions.

−	For example [[PACT]] did a compilation-work called ''[[Modes van Agter, Skuld van Voor]]'' in 1964, while two popular dramatizations from his works appeared under the title ''[[Sagmoedige Neelsie]]'': a stage play in 1973 (performed for the centenary celebrations of his birth) and a TV series in 1984. '''(See ''[[Sagmoedige Neelsie]]'')'''~~, while~~	+	For example [[PACT]] did a compilation-work called ''[[Modes van Agter, Skuld van Voor]]'' in 1964, while two popular dramatizations from his works appeared under the title ''[[Sagmoedige Neelsie]]'': a stage play in 1973 (performed for the centenary celebrations of his birth) and a TV series in 1984.
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		+	'''(See ''[[Sagmoedige Neelsie]]'')'''.

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 His autobiography: ''U dienswillige dienaar'', was published in 1932. A collection of his essays that had appeared in [[Die Burger]] was published posthumously in 1941 under the title of his column:  ''Aan stille waters''.
-A full collection of his works, including his plays dialogues, etc., appear in ''[[C.J. Langenhoven: Versamelde Werke]]'' ("C.J. Langenhoven: Collected Works"), 14 volumes published serially by [[Nasionale Pers]] between 1933 and 1937. The set was later expanded to 16 volumes (published from 1949 to 1958). A new edition of the full set was published by [[Tafelberg Uitgewers]] in 1973-4.
+A full collection of his works, including his plays dialogues, etc., appear in '''''[[C.J. Langenhoven: Versamelde Werke]]''''' ("C.J. Langenhoven: Collected Works"), 14 volumes published serially by [[Nasionale Pers]] between 1933 and 1937. The set was later expanded to 16 volumes (published from 1949 to 1958). A new edition of the full set was published by [[Tafelberg Uitgewers]] in 1973-4.
 In 1995 [[Tafelberg Uitgewers]] published a definitive biography by [[J.C. Kannemeyer]], called ''Langenhoven: 'n lewe'' ("Langenhoven: A Life").

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 Like so many of his contemporaries, he wrote every conceivable literary form, in order to establish [[Afrikaans]] as a literary and cultural language. Beyond any doubt he was the most popular writer of his generation, and he was mourned nationally when he died in 1932.
-His autobiography: ''U dienswillige dienaar'', was published in 1932. A collection of his essays that appeared in [[Die Burger]] was published posthumously in 1941 under the title of his column:  ''Aan stille waters''. ''[[C.J. Langenhoven: Versamelde Werke]]'', his collected works, were originally published in 14 volumes (Cape Town, 1933 -1937) and later later expanded to 16 volumes (published from 1949 onwards). ''Langenhoven: 'n lewe'', a definitive biography by [[J.C. Kannemeyer]] appeared in 1995.
+His autobiography: ''U dienswillige dienaar'', was published in 1932. A collection of his essays that had appeared in [[Die Burger]] was published posthumously in 1941 under the title of his column:  ''Aan stille waters''.
 His best known works today are perhaps the words of ''Die Stem van Suid-Afrika'' ("The Voice of South Africa" - the national anthem of the Union and the Republic till 1994, and still part of the new South African anthem), his comic novels - notably ''Sonde met die Bure'' ("Trouble with the Neighbours"), ''Herrie op die ou Tremspoor'' ("Herrie on the old Tram Track") and a children's stories, ''[[Brolloks en Bittergal]]'' and ''[[Loeloeraai]]''. Many of his works, especially the latter two were often performed as plays.

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	Like so many of his contemporaries, he wrote every conceivable literary form, in order to establish [[Afrikaans]] as a literary and cultural language. Beyond any doubt he was the most popular writer of his generation, and he was mourned nationally when he died in 1932.		Like so many of his contemporaries, he wrote every conceivable literary form, in order to establish [[Afrikaans]] as a literary and cultural language. Beyond any doubt he was the most popular writer of his generation, and he was mourned nationally when he died in 1932.

−	His autobiography: ''U dienswillige dienaar'', was published in 1932. A collection of his essays that appeared in [[Die Burger]] was published posthumously in 1941 under the title of his column: ''Aan stille waters''. ''C.J. Langenhoven: Versamelde Werke'', his collected works, were originally published in 14 volumes (Cape Town, 1933 -1937) and later later expanded to 16 volumes (published from 1949 onwards). ''Langenhoven: 'n lewe'', a definitive biography by [[J.C. Kannemeyer]] appeared in 1995.	+	His autobiography: ''U dienswillige dienaar'', was published in 1932. A collection of his essays that appeared in [[Die Burger]] was published posthumously in 1941 under the title of his column: ''Aan stille waters''. ''[[C.J. Langenhoven: Versamelde Werke]]'', his collected works, were originally published in 14 volumes (Cape Town, 1933 -1937) and later later expanded to 16 volumes (published from 1949 onwards). ''Langenhoven: 'n lewe'', a definitive biography by [[J.C. Kannemeyer]] appeared in 1995.

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	Like so many of his contemporaries, he wrote every conceivable literary form, in order to establish [[Afrikaans]] as a literary and cultural language. Beyond any doubt he was the most popular writer of his generation, and he was mourned nationally when he died in 1932.		Like so many of his contemporaries, he wrote every conceivable literary form, in order to establish [[Afrikaans]] as a literary and cultural language. Beyond any doubt he was the most popular writer of his generation, and he was mourned nationally when he died in 1932.

−	His autobiography: ''U dienswillige dienaar'', was published in 1932. A collection of his essays that appeared in [[Die Burger]] was published posthumously in 1941 under the title of his column: ''Aan stille waters''. ''C.J. Langenhoven: Versamelde Werke'', his collected works, were originally published in 14 volumes (Cape Town, 1933 -1937) and later later expanded to 16 volumes (published from ~~1949onwards~~). ''Langenhoven: 'n lewe'', a definitive biography by [[J.C. Kannemeyer]] appeared in 1995.	+	His autobiography: ''U dienswillige dienaar'', was published in 1932. A collection of his essays that appeared in [[Die Burger]] was published posthumously in 1941 under the title of his column: ''Aan stille waters''. ''C.J. Langenhoven: Versamelde Werke'', his collected works, were originally published in 14 volumes (Cape Town, 1933 -1937) and later later expanded to 16 volumes (published from 1949 onwards). ''Langenhoven: 'n lewe'', a definitive biography by [[J.C. Kannemeyer]] appeared in 1995.

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 Technically one of the more proficient of his generation as a playwright, his works were extremely popular and frequently republished. In view of Langenhoven's perception of his own role in the cultural development of the [[Afrikaner]] and the often moralizing tone of the plays themselves, [[Ludwig Binge]] (1969) refers to his work as "[[educational theatre]]".
-He started his playwriting career with two short pieces called  ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' ("The case about the water rights" -1906/7) and ''[[Die Trouwbelofte]]'' ("The wedding vow" - 1906/7), then wrote and published a series of brief but classic dialogues in ''Het Zuid-Westen'' during 1911 (specifically written for the gratis use by amateurs and schools, not professionals) - including ''[[Die Tweetalige Vonnis]]'' ("The bilingual sentencing"), ''[[Die Kijs abaut die Forro]]'' ("The case about the furrow"), ''[[Die Beproewings van 'n Prokureur]]'' ("The trials/torments of a lawyer"), ''[[Modelletjie van 'n Debat]]'' ("Little model of a debate"), ''[[Die Omslagtige Tant Lenie]]'' ("The Circumloquatious Aunt Lenie"), ''[[Piet Neulpotjie]]'' ("Piet Complainer") and ''[[Onvoorbereide Toesprake]]'' ("Unprepared Speeches", which he called a "burlesque"). His important fuller-length plays followed and are ''[[Die Familie Zaak]]'' ("The case about the family" -1911), ''[[Die Wêreld die Draai]]'' ("The World Turns", A reworking of ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' - 1912), ''[[Die Hoop van Suid-Afrika]]'' ("The Hope of South Africa" - 1913),  ''[[Die Vrouw van Suid-Afrika]]'' ("The Woman of South Africa" - 1918), ''[[Die Onmoontlike Tweeling]]'' ("The Impossible Twins" - 19*), ''[[Petronella]]'' (19*)  ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'' ('The last of the backvelders", a final reworking of ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' as a full-length work - 1926) , ***, ***.
+He started his playwriting career with two short pieces called  ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' ("The case about the water rights" -1906/7) and ''[[Die Trouwbelofte]]'' ("The wedding vow" - 1906/7), then wrote and published a series of brief but classic dialogues in ''Het Zuid-Westen'' during 1911 (specifically written for the gratis use by amateurs and schools, not professionals) - including ''[[Die Tweetalige Vonnis]]'' ("The bilingual sentencing"), ''[[Die Kijs abaut die Forro]]'' ("The case about the furrow"), ''[[Die Ingewikkelde Boodskap]]'' ("the complicated message"), ''[[Die Beproewings van 'n Prokureur]]'' ("The trials/torments of a lawyer"), ''[[Modelletjie van 'n Debat]]'' ("Little model of a debate"), ''[[Die Omslagtige Tant Lenie]]'' ("The Circumloquatious Aunt Lenie"), ''[[Piet Neulpotjie]]'' ("Piet Complainer") and ''[[Onvoorbereide Toesprake]]'' ("Unprepared Speeches", which he called a "burlesque"). His important fuller-length plays followed and are ''[[Die Familie Zaak]]'' ("The case about the family" -1911), ''[[Die Wêreld die Draai]]'' ("The World Turns", A reworking of ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' - 1912), ''[[Die Hoop van Suid-Afrika]]'' ("The Hope of South Africa" - 1913),  ''[[Die Vrouw van Suid-Afrika]]'' ("The Woman of South Africa" - 1918), ''[[Die Onmoontlike Tweeling]]'' ("The Impossible Twins" - 19*), ''[[Petronella]]'' (19*)  ''[[Die Laaste van die Takhare]]'' ('The last of the backvelders", a final reworking of ''[[De Waterzaak]]'' as a full-length work - 1926) , ***, ***.
 He also acted in some of the plays, notably portraying "Piet Retief" in the first production of ''[[Die Hoop van Suid-Afrika]]'' in 1913.