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== Contribution to South African drama, theatre and performance == | == Contribution to South African drama, theatre and performance == | ||
| − | An avid researcher, he wrote extensively on [[Afrikaans]] prose and drama. Of particular importance for theatre studies have been his many "dramakronieke" ("drama chronicles") in the ''[[Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe]]'' (''[[The Journal of Humanities]]'') and a contribution on the [[Afrikaans]] drama in ''Die Afrikaanse literatuur sedert sestig'' (1980), a literary history edited by [[T.T. Cloete]]. | + | An avid researcher, he wrote extensively on [[Afrikaans]] prose and drama. |
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| + | Of particular importance for theatre studies have been his many "dramakronieke" ("drama chronicles") in the ''[[Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe]]'' (''[[The Journal of Humanities]]'') and a contribution on the [[Afrikaans]] drama in ''Die Afrikaanse literatuur sedert sestig'' (1980), a literary history edited by [[T.T. Cloete]]. | ||
His academic articles on dramas and [[radio plays]] during the period 1977-2006 appeared in prominent academic journals like ''[[Standpunte]]'', ''[[Tydskrif vir Letterkunde]]'', ''[[Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe]]'' and the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]''. He was also a regular reviewer of new [[Afrikaans]] drama texts for ''[[Die Unie]]'', ''[[Die Burger]]'' and the radio programme ''[[Skrywers en Boeke]]''. | His academic articles on dramas and [[radio plays]] during the period 1977-2006 appeared in prominent academic journals like ''[[Standpunte]]'', ''[[Tydskrif vir Letterkunde]]'', ''[[Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe]]'' and the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]''. He was also a regular reviewer of new [[Afrikaans]] drama texts for ''[[Die Unie]]'', ''[[Die Burger]]'' and the radio programme ''[[Skrywers en Boeke]]''. | ||
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With his wife and colleague, [[Ria Smuts]], he compiled and edited a number of collections of short stories and dramas for school use. | With his wife and colleague, [[Ria Smuts]], he compiled and edited a number of collections of short stories and dramas for school use. | ||
| − | For a further listing of his writing, see | + | '''For a further listing of his writing, see "Smuts, J.P." in the [[ESAT Bibliography Sma-Smu|ESAT Bibliography]].''' |
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J.P. Smuts (1934 – 2015) was an academic and literary critic.
Also known as Johan Smuts
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Biography
Born Johannes Pieter Smuts, he studied at the University of Stellenbosch completing BA (1955), BA (Hons) in History (1957), BEd (1959), BA (Hons) in Afrikaans and Dutch (1960), an MA (cum laude) (1968), D.Litt (1975).
He spent number of years as a teacher of Afrikaans, working for the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal[1] (the "Dictionary of the Afrikaans Language", generally known as the WAT), and the Faculty of Education at the University of Stellenbosch, before being appointed as a lecturer in the Departement Afrikaans en Nederlands ("Department of Afrikaans and Dutch department at the university in 1971. In 1986 he was made professor, serving as chair of the Department from 1989 to 1991, and retiring in 1994. He played an important role as a member and, for a while chairman, of the literary commission of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (1990 to 2007) and as a reader for a number of publishing houses.
In 2003 he was the recipient of the Gustav Preller-prize for literature and literary criticism from the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns ("The South African Academy for Science and Arts").
Contribution to South African drama, theatre and performance
An avid researcher, he wrote extensively on Afrikaans prose and drama.
Of particular importance for theatre studies have been his many "dramakronieke" ("drama chronicles") in the Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe (The Journal of Humanities) and a contribution on the Afrikaans drama in Die Afrikaanse literatuur sedert sestig (1980), a literary history edited by T.T. Cloete.
His academic articles on dramas and radio plays during the period 1977-2006 appeared in prominent academic journals like Standpunte, Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe and the South African Theatre Journal. He was also a regular reviewer of new Afrikaans drama texts for Die Unie, Die Burger and the radio programme Skrywers en Boeke.
His publications on drama also include the following books and sections of books :
The section on drama in Die Afrikaanse literatuur sedert sestig (edited by T.T. Cloete, 1980);
Triptiek: Tekste vir die verhoog, radio en televisie, a collection of texts selected, edited and introduced by Smuts (1986);
"Verby die woord: Nagspel as videodrama" in Spel en Spieël (edited by Charles Malan) 1985;
"Chris Barnard", in Perspektief en Profiel Vol. 1 (edited by H.P. van Coller) 1999.
With his wife and colleague, Ria Smuts, he compiled and edited a number of collections of short stories and dramas for school use.
For a further listing of his writing, see "Smuts, J.P." in the ESAT Bibliography.
Sources
Matieland[2] 2015, p. 35.
http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0041-476X2015000200019
https://www.nosabooks.ir/WebUI/book.aspx?simorgh=1&marckey=867942&marckind=1
https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/triptiek/first-edition/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woordeboek_van_die_Afrikaanse_Taal
Stellenbosch University Library catalogue.
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