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| − | ''Alcestis'' is a play by the | + | ''[[Alcestis]]'' is a Greek play by the Euripides [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripides]. |
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The plot deals with an ancient legend which told how King Admetus of Thessaly was told by the Fates that death would spare him for a time if he could find some person willing to go to Hades in his place. After a long search only his loyal wife Alcestis was willing to do so. | The plot deals with an ancient legend which told how King Admetus of Thessaly was told by the Fates that death would spare him for a time if he could find some person willing to go to Hades in his place. After a long search only his loyal wife Alcestis was willing to do so. | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Produced by [[Rose Ehrlich]] in Bloemfontein in the 1930s starring [[Gert Borstlap]]. | + | |
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| + | 1930's: Produced by [[Rose Ehrlich]] in Bloemfontein in the 1930s starring [[Gert Borstlap]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcestis_(play)]. | ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcestis_(play)]. | ||
Revision as of 10:12, 30 April 2018
Alcestis is a Greek play by the Euripides [1].
Contents
The original text
The plot deals with an ancient legend which told how King Admetus of Thessaly was told by the Fates that death would spare him for a time if he could find some person willing to go to Hades in his place. After a long search only his loyal wife Alcestis was willing to do so.
It was first produced in 438 B.BC.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Alcestis
Translated into Afrikaans as Alkestis by Don Lamprecht and Aart de Villiers.
A number of adaptations have been made of the play: The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot; Not to Die Today by
Performance history in South Africa
1930's: Produced by Rose Ehrlich in Bloemfontein in the 1930s starring Gert Borstlap.
Sources
Wikipedia [2].
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll, 1949. 76-77.
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