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| − | ''[[Abimelech]]'' is a full-length Afrikaans play in three acts by [[D.F. Malherbe]] (1881-1969). | + | ''[[Abimelech]]'' is a full-length [[Afrikaans]] play in three acts by [[D.F. Malherbe]] (1881-1969). |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | The play is based on the book of Judges and tells the story of Abimelech, the ambitious son of the Biblical judge Gideon, who sought to kill all his brothers in order to become king. | + | The play is based on the book of Judges and tells the story of Abimelech[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abimelech_(Judges)], the ambitious son of the Biblical judge Gideon, who sought to kill all his brothers in order to become king. |
Published by [[Nasionale Pers]], 1948. | Published by [[Nasionale Pers]], 1948. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:11, 4 December 2017
Abimelech is a full-length Afrikaans play in three acts by D.F. Malherbe (1881-1969).
Contents
The original text
The play is based on the book of Judges and tells the story of Abimelech[1], the ambitious son of the Biblical judge Gideon, who sought to kill all his brothers in order to become king.
Published by Nasionale Pers, 1948.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
DALRO list.
Stellenbosch University Library catalogue
Typed list, E. Reyneke, 1978
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.F._Malherbe
J.C. Kannemeyer 1978. Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[2], pp. 162
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