Difference between revisions of "Punt in die Wind"
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| − | Subtitled '' 'n Komedie in Drie Bedrywe en 'n Nadraai''("a comedy in three acts and an aftermath") | + | Subtitled '' 'n Komedie in Drie Bedrywe en 'n Nadraai'' ("a comedy in three acts and an aftermath") is a comedy of manners about various three-way relationships, including references to Euripides's ''[[Orestes]]'' and commentary on facile adaptations of classical works. |
| − | The text published by [[HAUM|Haum-literêr]]. | + | The text published by [[HAUM|Haum-literêr]] in 1989. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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https://www.litnet.co.za/die-herkoms-van-n-aantal-afrikaanse-uitdrukkings-wat-verband-hou-met-die-see/ | https://www.litnet.co.za/die-herkoms-van-n-aantal-afrikaanse-uitdrukkings-wat-verband-hou-met-die-see/ | ||
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| + | Stephan van Zyl. 2019. ''Hennie Aucamp. 'n Gerontologiese oeuvrestudie''. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of the North-West[https://repository.nwu.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10394/34925/van%20Zyl%20S%2020459408%20%20van%20Zyl%20S.pdf?sequence=1] | ||
A copy of the typed text, with Aucamp's seal stamped on it, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. | A copy of the typed text, with Aucamp's seal stamped on it, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:51, 31 March 2023
Punt in die Wind (lit. "bow in the wind", an expression meaning "it is going well"[1]) is an Afrikaans comedy in three acts by Hennie Aucamp (1934-2014).
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The original text
Subtitled 'n Komedie in Drie Bedrywe en 'n Nadraai ("a comedy in three acts and an aftermath") is a comedy of manners about various three-way relationships, including references to Euripides's Orestes and commentary on facile adaptations of classical works.
The text published by Haum-literêr in 1989.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Stephan van Zyl. 2019. Hennie Aucamp. 'n Gerontologiese oeuvrestudie. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of the North-West[2]
A copy of the typed text, with Aucamp's seal stamped on it, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
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