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[[J.C. Juta and Co.]] is a publishing house and bookseller. | [[J.C. Juta and Co.]] is a publishing house and bookseller. | ||
| − | Also referred to as '''[[Juta and Co.]]''', '''[[Juta & Co.]]''', '''[[Juta]]''', or '''[[Juta's]]''' in | + | Also referred to as '''[[Juta and Company Ltd]]''', '''[[Juta and Company]]''', '''[[Juta and Co.]]''', '''[[Juta & Co.]]''', '''[[Juta]]''', or '''[[Juta's]]''' in various sources. |
==[[J.C. Juta and Co.]]== | ==[[J.C. Juta and Co.]]== | ||
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The publishing and retailing company is largely associated with publications in the fields of law, education and academia. | The publishing and retailing company is largely associated with publications in the fields of law, education and academia. | ||
| − | + | ===General books on the history of the performing arts=== | |
| − | '' | + | ''Curtain Up! The Story of Cape Theatre'' ([[Olga Racster]], 1951); |
| − | In | + | In the fields of theatre, film, media and performance, the company's publications over the years have included: |
| − | Educational editions of playtexts, such as ''[[Eleven One-Act Plays]]'' (ed. by [[A.D. Dodd]] and [[F.O. Quinn]], 1965), . | + | ===In English=== |
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| + | Plays such as ''[[The Masque of the Silver Trees]]'' (by [[Réné Juta]], 1909); three plays by [[Cecil Lewis]] (''[[Willem Adriaan van der Stel and the Burghers]]''; ''[[Sir Harry Smith and his Juana]]'', c1924: and ''[[Lady Anne Barnard and her Friends]]'', c1927); | ||
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| + | Educational editions of playtexts, such as ''[[Eleven One-Act Plays]]'' (ed. by [[A.D. Dodd]] and [[F.O. Quinn]], 1965), | ||
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| + | ===In [[Afrikaans]]=== | ||
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| + | ===In other Southern African languages=== | ||
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| + | ''[[Isisila sehobe]]'' (isi[[Xhosa]], 1986); ''[[Dembenyito]]'' ([[Tshivenda]], 1988); ''[[Monaila]]'' (isi[[Xhosa]], 1992). . | ||
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==[[Jutalit]]== | ==[[Jutalit]]== | ||
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[[Jutalit]] is an imprint of the parent company, specializing in educational and scholarly texts. | [[Jutalit]] is an imprint of the parent company, specializing in educational and scholarly texts. | ||
| − | Among their theatre publications have been ''[[Die Magiese Kring]]'' (1991), | + | Among their theatre related publications under this imprint have been ''[['n Rooie met Ratte, Pa]]'' (comp. [[Ulla Schüler]] and [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], 1991) and ''[[Die Magiese Kring]]'' (comp. [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], 1991), |
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 4 November 2022
J.C. Juta and Co. is a publishing house and bookseller.
Also referred to as Juta and Company Ltd, Juta and Company, Juta and Co., Juta & Co., Juta, or Juta's in various sources.
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J.C. Juta and Co.
The venerable bookshop and publishing house was originally founded in Cape Town in 1853 by Jan Carel Juta.
Juta was born in Holland, trained in Law and was married to Karl Marx’s sister. He emigrated to Cape Town where he founded what is today the oldest active publishing house in South Africa, and may well be South Africa’s oldest unlisted public company still in existence.
The publishing and retailing company is largely associated with publications in the fields of law, education and academia.
General books on the history of the performing arts
Curtain Up! The Story of Cape Theatre (Olga Racster, 1951);
In the fields of theatre, film, media and performance, the company's publications over the years have included:
In English
Plays such as The Masque of the Silver Trees (by Réné Juta, 1909); three plays by Cecil Lewis (Willem Adriaan van der Stel and the Burghers; Sir Harry Smith and his Juana, c1924: and Lady Anne Barnard and her Friends, c1927);
Educational editions of playtexts, such as Eleven One-Act Plays (ed. by A.D. Dodd and F.O. Quinn, 1965),
In Afrikaans
In other Southern African languages
Isisila sehobe (isiXhosa, 1986); Dembenyito (Tshivenda, 1988); Monaila (isiXhosa, 1992). .
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Jutalit
Jutalit is an imprint of the parent company, specializing in educational and scholarly texts.
Among their theatre related publications under this imprint have been 'n Rooie met Ratte, Pa (comp. Ulla Schüler and Temple Hauptfleisch, 1991) and Die Magiese Kring (comp. Temple Hauptfleisch, 1991),
Sources
https://juta.co.za/law/media/filestore/2011/08/Juta.pdf
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