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by [[Gustav Preller]]. A play about the death of the Voortrekker leader at the hands of the Zulu king. First performed 19*, published 1906 by *.
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''[[Piet Retief]]'' is a tragedy by an unnamed author.
  
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==The original text==
  
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The title given for a play about the massacre of the [[Voortrekker]] leader Piet Retief (1780-1838)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Retief] and his men by the impis of the [[Zulu]] king Dingane at Mgungundlovu in Natal on 6 February 1838. 
  
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No published play by this name can be traced, though a performance of a play by this name is mentioned in 1904.
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The translator and journalist [[Gustav Preller]] (1875–1943) wrote a romanticised [[Afrikaans]] biography of Piet Retief (published in 1906), which was possibly the basis of a number of subsequent stage works on the basic incident. From a Zulu perspective, [[Credo Mutwa]]'s publication ''[[Indaba, My Children]]'' is also an important source.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1904: A piece called ''[[Piet Retief]]'' (by an unnamed author) was performed by the [[Muziek-en Debatsvereeniging]] in the [[Gymnasiumzaal]], Paarl,  on 27 May, accompanied by two oral recitals, two solo songs and two choir pieces.
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Retief
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Jackie Grobler. 2011. The Retief Massacre of 6 february 1838 revisited, ''[[Historia]]'' (vol.56 n.2)[http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0018-229X2011000200007]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.480
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Latest revision as of 06:13, 11 January 2021

Piet Retief is a tragedy by an unnamed author.

The original text

The title given for a play about the massacre of the Voortrekker leader Piet Retief (1780-1838)[1] and his men by the impis of the Zulu king Dingane at Mgungundlovu in Natal on 6 February 1838.

No published play by this name can be traced, though a performance of a play by this name is mentioned in 1904.

The translator and journalist Gustav Preller (1875–1943) wrote a romanticised Afrikaans biography of Piet Retief (published in 1906), which was possibly the basis of a number of subsequent stage works on the basic incident. From a Zulu perspective, Credo Mutwa's publication Indaba, My Children is also an important source.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1904: A piece called Piet Retief (by an unnamed author) was performed by the Muziek-en Debatsvereeniging in the Gymnasiumzaal, Paarl, on 27 May, accompanied by two oral recitals, two solo songs and two choir pieces.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Retief

Jackie Grobler. 2011. The Retief Massacre of 6 february 1838 revisited, Historia (vol.56 n.2)[2]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.480

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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