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''[[Miles Gloriosus]]'' ("The Swaggering Soldier" or "Vainglorious Soldier") is a Latin comedy by Plautus (c. 254–184 B.C.)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plautus].

== Original text ==

Based on the stock character "Alazon" ("The braggart" - written ἀλαζών in Ancient Greek)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alazon], a from Greek theatre. It was written in and is one of the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in its entirety.

== Translations and adaptations ==

Besides many translations over the years, the play has been the source of many other works, including:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Gloriosus_(play)

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 == Translations and adaptations ==
-Besides many translations over the years, the play has been the source of many other works about such a character, including:
+Besides many translations over the years, the Latin play - and the notion of the "miles gloriosus" - have been the source of many other works about such a character, including:
 ''[[Jacob von Tyboe, eller Den Stortalende Soldat]]'' ("Jacob von Tyboe, or The Boastful Soldier") by Ludvig Holberg (1684 –1754)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_Holberg] (Known as ''[[Bramarbas, of De Snoevende Officier]]'' in [[Dutch]])
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 Besides many translations over the years, the play has been the source of many other works about such a character, including:
-''[[Jacob von Tyboe, eller Den Stortalende Soldat]]'' ("Jacob von Tyboe, or The Boastful Soldier") by Ludvig Holberg (1684 –1754)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_Holberg]
+''[[Jacob von Tyboe, eller Den Stortalende Soldat]]'' ("Jacob von Tyboe, or The Boastful Soldier") by Ludvig Holberg (1684 –1754)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_Holberg] (Known as ''[[Bramarbas, of De Snoevende Officier]]'' in [[Dutch]])
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Gloriosus_(play)
-[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plautus
-[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p. 82
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	''[[Jacob von Tyboe, eller Den Stortalende Soldat]]'' ("Jacob von Tyboe, or The Boastful Soldier") by Ludvig Holberg (1684 –1754)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_Holberg]		''[[Jacob von Tyboe, eller Den Stortalende Soldat]]'' ("Jacob von Tyboe, or The Boastful Soldier") by Ludvig Holberg (1684 –1754)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_Holberg]

		+	== Performance history in South Africa ==

		+
		+	== Sources ==

	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Gloriosus_(play)		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Gloriosus_(play)
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		+	[[Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
		+	[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
		+	[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
		+	[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.
		+	[[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]].
		+	[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’1. Tafelberg Uitgewers[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0024.php]: pp.
		+	[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/colofon.php]: pp.
		+	[[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
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		+	[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
		+
		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
		+
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		+	Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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		+	Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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		+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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 == Original text ==
 A play about the Greek soldier "Pyrgopolynices", based on the stock character "Alazon" ("The braggart" - written  ἀλαζών in Greek)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alazon] from Ancient Greek theatre. It is one of the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in its entirety.
 == Translations and adaptations ==