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| − | [[Jo-Marie Claassen]] is a classicist, with an interest in drama. | + | [[Jo-Marie Claassen]] (1940-) is a classicist, with an interest in drama. |
| + | == Biography == | ||
| − | She | + | Born Johanna Maria Latsky on 9 June 1940 in Cape Town. She studied at [[Stellenbosch University]] (BA in Latin and English, cum laude, 1960; MA in Latin, cum laude, 1970; Third major in Greek, 1972, PhD, 1986) |
| − | + | She was a teacher in the Stellenbosch University Latin Department (later Classics and then Ancient Studies) for about 34 years, retiring in 2001, but retaining the title Associate Professor Emerita. | |
| − | Claassen, | + | Married to Pieter Eduard Claassen, she has a daughter and a son. |
| − | + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | |
| − | + | Besides writing a number of articles on the play, she also translated [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]]'s [[Afrikaans]] verse play ''[[Germanicus]]'' into English. It was published as ''N.P. Van Wyk Louw: Germanicus translated and with an introduction'' in London by Dragonfly eBooks[https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/314998] in 2013. | |
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/claassenjm.html | ||
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| + | ''[[LitNet Akademies]]'', 2017[http://www.litnet.co.za/n-klassikus-se-ontleding-van-n-p-van-wyk-louw-se-germanicus-n-beeld-van-mag-en-onmag/] | ||
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| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities C]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 23 December 2017
Jo-Marie Claassen (1940-) is a classicist, with an interest in drama.
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Biography
Born Johanna Maria Latsky on 9 June 1940 in Cape Town. She studied at Stellenbosch University (BA in Latin and English, cum laude, 1960; MA in Latin, cum laude, 1970; Third major in Greek, 1972, PhD, 1986)
She was a teacher in the Stellenbosch University Latin Department (later Classics and then Ancient Studies) for about 34 years, retiring in 2001, but retaining the title Associate Professor Emerita.
Married to Pieter Eduard Claassen, she has a daughter and a son.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Besides writing a number of articles on the play, she also translated N.P. van Wyk Louw's Afrikaans verse play Germanicus into English. It was published as N.P. Van Wyk Louw: Germanicus translated and with an introduction in London by Dragonfly eBooks[1] in 2013.
Sources
http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/claassenjm.html
LitNet Akademies, 2017[2]
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities C
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
