W.J. du P. Erlank - Revision history

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 Besides his numerous novels and stories, he wrote two original  [[Afrikaans]] plays, and was an award winning translator of play texts by Shakespeare, Goethe and Schiller.
-He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''. (See entries on Erlanm in the [[ESAT Bibliography Ej-Er|ESAT Bibliography]])
+He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''. (See entries on Erlank in the [[ESAT Bibliography Ej-Er|ESAT Bibliography]])
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 Besides his numerous novels and stories, he wrote two original  [[Afrikaans]] plays, and was an award winning translator of play texts by Shakespeare, Goethe and Schiller.
-He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''. (See entries in the [[ESAT Bibliography Ej-Er|ESAT Bibliography]]
+He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''. (See entries on Erlanm in the [[ESAT Bibliography Ej-Er|ESAT Bibliography]])
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 Besides his numerous novels and stories, he wrote two original  [[Afrikaans]] plays, and was an award winning translator of play texts by Shakespeare, Goethe and Schiller.
-He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''. (See the [[ESAT Bibliography E]]
+He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''. (See entries in the [[ESAT Bibliography Ej-Er|ESAT Bibliography]]
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 Besides his numerous novels and stories, he wrote two original  [[Afrikaans]] plays, and was an award winning translator of play texts by Shakespeare, Goethe and Schiller.
-He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''.9See the [[ESAT Bibliography E]]
+He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''. (See the [[ESAT Bibliography E]]
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 Besides his numerous novels and stories, he wrote two original  [[Afrikaans]] plays, and was an award winning translator of play texts by Shakespeare, Goethe and Schiller.
-He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''.
+He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''.9See the [[ESAT Bibliography E]]
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 Besides his numerous novels and stories, he wrote two original  [[Afrikaans]] plays, and was an award winning translator of play texts by Shakespeare, Goethe and Schiller.
-He aslo wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''.
+He also wrote some articles on the drama, ''inter alia'' for the literary journal ''[[Standpunte]]''.
 === Original plays ===
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 He became a board member for the Cape region on [[NTO]] in 195*, and was heavily and controversially involved in arguing for a regional branch and ultimately leading to the founding of the four performing arts councils. He and was on the first board of [[CAPAB]] (?) and  served as a member of the [[Publications Control Board]] in the 1970s.
 He was also instrumental in inviting [[Fred Engelen]] to become the head of the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|Drama Department]] at the University of Stellenbosch.
 == Awards, etc ==

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 Wrote under the pseudonym '''[[Eitemal]]''', a transposition of his university nickname of "Lammetjie" ("little lamb"). Later he was generally referred to as '''[["Duke" Erlank]]''' by colleagues.
 == Biography ==
 Born Willem Jacobus du Plooy Erlankin Wolmeransstad and completed his high school studies at the Boys High School, Potchefstroom.
 === Training ===
 Studied for a B.A. degree in languages and mathematics at the [[University of Pretoria|Transvaal University College]] in Pretoria, then a B.A. (Hons) at the University of the Witwatersrand, began a a degree in literature and drama at the Gemeentelike Universiteit , Amsterdam  (1936-8, but had to return as war became imminent). In 1939 he completed a D.Litt at the [[University of Pretoria]].
 === Career ===
-From 1921 until 1928 he taught Latin in Wolmaransstad, and Afrikaans from 1929 until 1935 in Johannesburg at the Boys High School Helpmekaar. From 1939 - 1949 he was a lecturer at the Teacher's Training College in Pretoria, then became professor in Dutch literature at the [[Stellenbosch University]] (1950-1966), cultural attaché in the SA embassy in Den Haag, Netherlands (1967-1971).
+From 1921 until 1928 he taught Latin in Wolmaransstad, and Afrikaans from 1929 until 1935 in Johannesburg at the Boys High School Helpmekaar. From 1939 - 1949 he was a lecturer at the Teacher's Training College in Pretoria, then became professor in [[Dutch]] literature at the [[Stellenbosch University]] (1950-1966), cultural attaché in the SA embassy in Den Haag, Netherlands (1967-1971).
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 Besides his numerous novels and stories, he wrote two original  [[Afrikaans]] plays, and was an award winning translator of play texts by Shakespeare, Goethe and Schiller.
 === Original plays ===

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 [[W.J. du P. Erlank]] (1901-1984) Academic, author, translator and cultural leader.
-Wrote under the pseudonym '''[[Eitemal]]''', a transposition of his university nickname of "Lammetjie" ("little lamb"). Later he was generally referred to as [["Duke" Erlank]] by colleagues.
+Wrote under the pseudonym '''[[Eitemal]]''', a transposition of his university nickname of "Lammetjie" ("little lamb"). Later he was generally referred to as '''[["Duke" Erlank]]''' by colleagues.
 He was married to Hester Cornelia Visser, and they had a son.

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−	[[W.J. du P. Erlank]] (1901-1984) Academic, author, translator and cultural leader. Wrote under the pseudonym '''[[Eitemal]]''', a transposition of his university nickname of "Lammetjie" ("little lamb"). Later he was generally referred to as "Duke" Erlank by colleagues.	+	[[W.J. du P. Erlank]] (1901-1984) Academic, author, translator and cultural leader.
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		+	Wrote under the pseudonym '''[[Eitemal]]''', a transposition of his university nickname of "Lammetjie" ("little lamb"). Later he was generally referred to as [["Duke" Erlank]] by colleagues.

	He was married to Hester Cornelia Visser, and they had a son.		He was married to Hester Cornelia Visser, and they had a son.

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 ''[[Die Wintersprokie]]'' (''[[A Winter's Tale]]''), by Shakespeare, Published in Cape Town by [[Human en Rousseau]], 1975.
-His adaptations include Maria Magdalena by Friedrich Hubbel
+His adaptations include ''[[Maria Magdalena]]'' by Friedrich Hubbel
 === Organizational role ===