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'''J.D. du Toit''' (Totius) (1877-1953) Son of [[S.J. du Toit]]. Theologian, celebrated lyric poet (under the pseudonym [[Totius]]) and campaigner for the language rights of Afrikaans. | '''J.D. du Toit''' (Totius) (1877-1953) Son of [[S.J. du Toit]]. Theologian, celebrated lyric poet (under the pseudonym [[Totius]]) and campaigner for the language rights of Afrikaans. | ||
| − | As a student he initially did translations, wrote short stories and - according to Ludwig Binge (1969), even some plays. While at school he wrote a short piece called ''[[Di Twé Susters]]'' under his early pseudonym Jaduto. ** In the 1920s he apparently advised [[Hendrik Hanekom]] against going on tour as a professional, considering it a desecration of the Afrikaans culture to perform for money. (Hanekom had written to ask “Totius” for a play). | + | As a student he initially did translations, wrote short stories and - according to [[Ludwig Binge]] (1969), even some plays. While at school he wrote a short piece called ''[[Di Twé Susters]]'' under his early pseudonym [[Jaduto]]. ** In the 1920s he apparently advised [[Hendrik Hanekom]] against going on tour as a professional, considering it a desecration of the Afrikaans culture to perform for money. (Hanekom had written to ask “Totius” for a play). |
== For more information == | == For more information == | ||
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Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totius_(poet)]. | Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totius_(poet)]. | ||
Revision as of 07:11, 13 September 2021
J.D. du Toit (Totius) (1877-1953) Son of S.J. du Toit. Theologian, celebrated lyric poet (under the pseudonym Totius) and campaigner for the language rights of Afrikaans.
As a student he initially did translations, wrote short stories and - according to Ludwig Binge (1969), even some plays. While at school he wrote a short piece called Di Twé Susters under his early pseudonym Jaduto. ** In the 1920s he apparently advised Hendrik Hanekom against going on tour as a professional, considering it a desecration of the Afrikaans culture to perform for money. (Hanekom had written to ask “Totius” for a play).
For more information
Wikipedia [1].
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