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 In the early years he did some acting, for instance acting in a performance of [[J.F.W. Grosskopf]]'s ''[[As die tuig skawe]]'' (1927).
-Throughout his writing career he would use [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]] as his nom de plume.
+Throughout his writing career he would use [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]] as his ''nom de plume''.
 Besides his own writing, he also did a number of translations, including: Sacha Guitry's ''[[Huis te Koop]]'' and Maurice Maeterlinck's ''[[Die Indringer]]'' (written with his brother, ([[W.E.G. Louw]]) in 1935.

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 He was twice married, first to Joan Wessels and later to actress and theatre director [[Truida Louw]]. He also had a well-known love affair with the poet [[Sheila Cussons]] for a time.
-His collected poems were published posthumously by [[Tafelberg]] in 1981 and his collected prose (in two volumes) in 1986, by the same publishing house. In 2021 the first complete collection of all his [[dramatic]] writings was collated and published by [[Protea Boekhuis]], edited by [[Deborah Steinmair]] and [[Kristèl de Weerd]].
+His collected poems were published posthumously by [[Tafelberg]] in 1981 and his collected prose (in two volumes) in 1986, by the same publishing house. In 2021 the first complete collection of all his '''dramatic''' writing was collated and published by [[Protea Boekhuis]], edited by [[Deborah Steinmair]] and [[Kristèl de Weerd]].
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 The son of a lawyer, he spent his early youth in Sutherland until in 1920 the family moved to Cape Town, where he completed his schooling at SACS (South African College Schools) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_College_Schools].
 Earned a Master's Degree in German at the [[University of Cape Town]] and received an honorary degree from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, in 1948.
 After completing his post-graduate studies he taught at the [[University of Cape Town]] and was a professor of [[Afrikaans]] at the University of Amsterdam from 1949-1958. He finished his academic career at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] as head of the [[Dutch]]/[[Afrikaans]] Department.

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 He was twice married, first to Joan Wessels and later to actress and theatre director [[Truida Louw]]. He also had a well-known love affair with the poet [[Sheila Cussons]] for a time.
-His collected poems were published posthumously by Tafelberg in 1981 and his collected prose (in two volumes) in 1986, by the ame publishing house.
+His collected poems were published posthumously by [[Tafelberg]] in 1981 and his collected prose (in two volumes) in 1986, by the same publishing house. In 2021 the first complete collection of all his [[dramatic]] writings was collated and published by [[Protea Boekhuis]], edited by [[Deborah Steinmair]] and [[Kristèl de Weerd]].
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 His epic poem, ''[[Raka]]'', has also been the text for numerous dramatised performances in various media over the years.
-In 2021 the first complete collection of all his dramatic writings was collated and published by [[Protea Boekhuis]], edited by [[Deborah Steinmair]] and [[Kristèl de Weerd]].
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 [[J.C. Kannemeyer]] 1988. ''Die Afrikaanse Literatuur 1652-1987''. Pretoria: Human en Rousseau.
-[[Jaap Steyn]]. 1998. ''Van Wyk Louw: 'n lewensverhaal'' (in 2 volumes) Cape Town: [[Tafelberg]]
+[[J.C. Steyn]]. 1998. ''Van Wyk Louw: 'n lewensverhaal'' (in 2 volumes) Cape Town: [[Tafelberg]]
 [[Ampie Muller]] and [[Beverley Roos-Muller]] (eds). 2020. ''Vuur In Sy Vingers – Die Verreikende Invloed Van NP Van Wyk Louw'', [[Hemel en See Boeke]].

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 https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.P._van_Wyk_Louw#Bibliografie
 https://www.litnet.co.za/versamelde-dramas-np-van-wyk-louw-n-litnet-akademies-resensie-essay/
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 [[J.C. Kannemeyer]] 1988. ''Die Afrikaanse Literatuur 1652-1987''. Pretoria: Human en Rousseau.
 [[Ampie Muller]] and [[Beverley Roos-Muller]] (eds). 2020. ''Vuur In Sy Vingers – Die Verreikende Invloed Van NP Van Wyk Louw'', [[Hemel en See Boeke]].