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| − | ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]'' is a | + | ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]'' is a French naturalist play by Émile Zola (1840-1902)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Zola]. |
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| + | Originally written as a notorious novel and first published in 1867, it was later rewritten as an influential play, first performed in 1873. It tells the story of Thérèse, and her lover, Laurent, who decide to murder her husband. Driven by force of conscience they end their own lives in a suicide pact. | ||
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| + | In his preface to the second edition of the novel, Zola explains that his goal was to "study temperaments and not characters". Because of this detached and scientific approach, ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]'' is considered an example of naturalism, not only in prose but in the theatre as well. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| − | 1894 The "[[Ashman Group]]" put on a short season in Cape Town's [[Opera House]], consisting of ''[[Francillon]]'' (Dumas), ''[[Sunlight and Shadow]]'' (R.C. Carton) and a play called ''[[Therese]]'', by an anonymous author. | + | 1894 The "[[Ashman Group]]" put on a short season in Cape Town's [[Opera House]], consisting of ''[[Francillon]]'' (Dumas), ''[[Sunlight and Shadow]]'' (R.C. Carton) and a play called ''[[Therese]]'', by an anonymous author, which may well have been an English version of Zola's French play. |
1950s: Produced in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Wena Naudé]]'s company in the 1950s, with [[Jane Potgieter]] in the lead. | 1950s: Produced in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Wena Naudé]]'s company in the 1950s, with [[Jane Potgieter]] in the lead. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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Allardyce Nicoll. ''World Drama'' p.511. | Allardyce Nicoll. ''World Drama'' p.511. | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 400. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 22 November 2017
Thérèse Raquin is a French naturalist play by Émile Zola (1840-1902)[1].
Contents
The original text
Originally written as a notorious novel and first published in 1867, it was later rewritten as an influential play, first performed in 1873. It tells the story of Thérèse, and her lover, Laurent, who decide to murder her husband. Driven by force of conscience they end their own lives in a suicide pact.
In his preface to the second edition of the novel, Zola explains that his goal was to "study temperaments and not characters". Because of this detached and scientific approach, Thérèse Raquin is considered an example of naturalism, not only in prose but in the theatre as well.
Translations and adaptations
An English version was performed in London 1891, under the auspices of the Independent Theatre Society, since the Lord Chamberlain's Office refused to license it.
Performance history in South Africa
1894 The "Ashman Group" put on a short season in Cape Town's Opera House, consisting of Francillon (Dumas), Sunlight and Shadow (R.C. Carton) and a play called Therese, by an anonymous author, which may well have been an English version of Zola's French play.
1950s: Produced in Afrikaans by Wena Naudé's company in the 1950s, with Jane Potgieter in the lead.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Raquin
Allardyce Nicoll. World Drama p.511.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 400.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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