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| − | ("The Fleet-Footed Doctor" in English, also translated as "The Flying Doctor") A | + | ("The Fleet-Footed Doctor" in English, also translated as "The Flying Doctor") A one-act comedy by Molière, with 16 scenes and seven characters, "à la Commedia dell'Arte". His first play, some authors[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_M%C3%A9decin_volant] claim it was presented in 1645, while others (e.g. Charles Heron Wall[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27072/27072-h/27072-h.htm] |
| − | suggest it may have been acted for the first time in Paris | + | suggest it may only have been acted for the first time in Paris on the 18th of April, 1659. Only printed for the first time in 1819. |
| − | Parts of it were reproduced in 'L'Amour Médecin,' | + | Parts of it were reproduced in ''[[L'Amour Médecin]]'', and ''[[Le Médecin malgré lui]]''. |
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | === English === | ||
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| + | Translated as ''The Flying Doctor'' or ''The Fleet-footed Doctor'' in English. | ||
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| + | === [[Dutch]] === | ||
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| + | [[Dutch]] translation as ''De vliegende dokter''. | ||
| + | by Henriette Albach-Tielrooy (2001), Arnold Sandhaus (2011) | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27072/27072-h/27072-h.htm | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_M%C3%A9decin_volant | ||
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 M|M]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:10, 6 June 2014
("The Fleet-Footed Doctor" in English, also translated as "The Flying Doctor") A one-act comedy by Molière, with 16 scenes and seven characters, "à la Commedia dell'Arte". His first play, some authors[1] claim it was presented in 1645, while others (e.g. Charles Heron Wall[2] suggest it may only have been acted for the first time in Paris on the 18th of April, 1659. Only printed for the first time in 1819.
Parts of it were reproduced in L'Amour Médecin, and Le Médecin malgré lui.
Contents
Translations and adaptations
English
Translated as The Flying Doctor or The Fleet-footed Doctor in English.
Dutch
Dutch translation as De vliegende dokter. by Henriette Albach-Tielrooy (2001), Arnold Sandhaus (2011)
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27072/27072-h/27072-h.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_M%C3%A9decin_volant
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to M in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
