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| − | + | ''[[Ion]]'' is a tragedy in verse by Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795 –1854)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Talfourd]. | |
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The play tells of the voluntary sacrifice of Ion, king of Argos, in response to the Delphic oracle, which had declared that only with the extinction of the reigning family could the prevailing pestilence incurred by the deeds of that family be removed. | The play tells of the voluntary sacrifice of Ion, king of Argos, in response to the Delphic oracle, which had declared that only with the extinction of the reigning family could the prevailing pestilence incurred by the deeds of that family be removed. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1854: Performed by the [[City Amateur Theatrical Society]] on Wednesday, 26th July in the Dutch Company's [[Bree Street Theatre]] (corner of Dorp Street), Cape Town. It followed on ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Act 3), ''[[A Race for a Dinner]]'' (Rodwell) and ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris). | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Talfourd | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Talfourd | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. | + | Facsimile Version of the 1835 text, HathiTrust Digital Library[https://archive.org/details/iontragedyinfive00talf] |
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 426 | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 23 March 2017
Ion is a tragedy in verse by Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795 –1854)[1].
Contents
The original text
The play tells of the voluntary sacrifice of Ion, king of Argos, in response to the Delphic oracle, which had declared that only with the extinction of the reigning family could the prevailing pestilence incurred by the deeds of that family be removed.
Privately printed in 1835 and produced the following year at Covent Garden theatre.
Performance history in South Africa
1854: Performed by the City Amateur Theatrical Society on Wednesday, 26th July in the Dutch Company's Bree Street Theatre (corner of Dorp Street), Cape Town. It followed on Hamlet (Act 3), A Race for a Dinner (Rodwell) and The Secret (Morris).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Talfourd
Facsimile Version of the 1835 text, HathiTrust Digital Library[2]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 426
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
