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''[[Lanseloet van Denemerken]]'' is among the earliest non-ecclesiastical theatre texts found in Europe.
 
''[[Lanseloet van Denemerken]]'' is among the earliest non-ecclesiastical theatre texts found in Europe.
  
Often found as ''[[Lanseloet van Denemarken]]''
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Often found as '''''[[Lanseloet van Denemarken]]'''''
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
The first known text of the work is found in a handwritten version by Van Hulthem (circa 1405), in which it is referred to as an "[[Abel spel]]".
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The first known text of the work is one of the four famous [[Dutch]] ''abele spelen''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abele_spelen] of the middle ages (i.e. meaning something like  "noble plays", dealing with courtly love, as opposed to "religious plays" current at the time). It was found in handwritten versions by Van Hulthem (circa 1410), along with  ''[[Esmoreit]]'', ''[[Gloriant]]'' and ''[[Vanden winter ende vanden somer]]''.
  
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The play has also been preserved in a number of print editions fromn the 15th to the 18th century, and it has for centuries been part of the [[Dutch]] theatre repertoire and literary canon.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
Translated into modern [[Dutch]] as ''[[Lanseloet van Denemarken]]''
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Sometimes translated into modern [[Dutch]] as ''[[Lanseloet van Denemarken]]'', the piece has also been adapted an opera by Renaat Veremans and for TV and stage by Dora van der Groen.
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Lanseloet van Denemarken]]'' by
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://www.literatuurgeschiedenis.org/teksten/lanseloet-van-denemerken
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https://literairecanon.be/nl/werken/lanseloet-van-denemerken
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abele_spelen
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]
 
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Reworked into modern [[Dutch]] as ''[[Lanseloet van Denemarken]]''. 
 
 
 
Translated into Afrikaans as
 
 
https://www.literatuurgeschiedenis.org/teksten/lanseloet-van-denemerken
 

Latest revision as of 06:48, 7 March 2023

Lanseloet van Denemerken is among the earliest non-ecclesiastical theatre texts found in Europe.

Often found as Lanseloet van Denemarken

The original text

The first known text of the work is one of the four famous Dutch abele spelen[1] of the middle ages (i.e. meaning something like "noble plays", dealing with courtly love, as opposed to "religious plays" current at the time). It was found in handwritten versions by Van Hulthem (circa 1410), along with Esmoreit, Gloriant and Vanden winter ende vanden somer.

The play has also been preserved in a number of print editions fromn the 15th to the 18th century, and it has for centuries been part of the Dutch theatre repertoire and literary canon.

Translations and adaptations

Sometimes translated into modern Dutch as Lanseloet van Denemarken, the piece has also been adapted an opera by Renaat Veremans and for TV and stage by Dora van der Groen.

Translated into Afrikaans as Lanseloet van Denemarken by

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://www.literatuurgeschiedenis.org/teksten/lanseloet-van-denemerken

https://literairecanon.be/nl/werken/lanseloet-van-denemerken

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

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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