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| + | Born Pieter J. Conradie on 7 February, 1931 in Grahamstown, and completed his schooling at Nassau High School in Mowbray, Cape Town. He obtained the B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Stellenbosch, before completing a D.Litt. degree in Greek Literature at the Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, in the Netherlands. | ||
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| + | He became a lecturer and later professor in Greek at the University of Stellenboschj, and later became head of the Department of Classical Languages. He retired in 19**. | ||
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| + | == Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance == | ||
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| + | His area of specialization was the Greek theatre and playwrights. However his wide-ranging interest in drama ''per se'' led to his role as drama critic and a specialist reader for [[Nasionale Pers]] (publishers of [[Afrikaans]] literary works), as well as his publication of a number of books on academic and critical matters pertaining to theatre. His basic handbook on how to analyse a play (''Hoe om ‘n drama te ontleed'' –196*, 199*) has been a fundamental handbook for schools and universities over many years. | ||
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| + | In the 1990s, after his retirement, his interest shifted to comparative studies of Greek and African plays, publishing a series of articles in the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]''. | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 7 October 2014
(1931- ) Classicist and drama specialist.
Biography
Born Pieter J. Conradie on 7 February, 1931 in Grahamstown, and completed his schooling at Nassau High School in Mowbray, Cape Town. He obtained the B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Stellenbosch, before completing a D.Litt. degree in Greek Literature at the Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, in the Netherlands.
He became a lecturer and later professor in Greek at the University of Stellenboschj, and later became head of the Department of Classical Languages. He retired in 19**.
Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance
His area of specialization was the Greek theatre and playwrights. However his wide-ranging interest in drama per se led to his role as drama critic and a specialist reader for Nasionale Pers (publishers of Afrikaans literary works), as well as his publication of a number of books on academic and critical matters pertaining to theatre. His basic handbook on how to analyse a play (Hoe om ‘n drama te ontleed –196*, 199*) has been a fundamental handbook for schools and universities over many years.
In the 1990s, after his retirement, his interest shifted to comparative studies of Greek and African plays, publishing a series of articles in the South African Theatre Journal.
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