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'''Jan F.E. Celliers'''. (1865-1940). Playwright and celebrated early Afrikaans poet and literary figure. Also wrote prose. | '''Jan F.E. Celliers'''. (1865-1940). Playwright and celebrated early Afrikaans poet and literary figure. Also wrote prose. | ||
| − | A member of the management of the [[AHTV]] and founder member of the [[Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]]. Not exceptionally successful as playwright, but like most of his time wrote to create and supply the new Afrikaans literature with a canon of serious works. | + | A member of the management of the [[AHTV]] and founder member of the [[Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]]. Not exceptionally successful as playwright, but like most of his time wrote to create and supply the new [[Afrikaans]] literature with a canon of serious works. |
His plays include ''[[Liefde en Plig]]'' (“Love and Duty”- 1909), ''[[Martje]]'' (1911), ''[[Heldinne van die Oorlog]]'' (“Heroines of the War” – a commissioned work for the inauguration of the Women’s Monument in Bloemfontein in 1913, pub. 1924) and ''[[Reg bo Reg]]'' (“Right above [before] Right”- 1922). | His plays include ''[[Liefde en Plig]]'' (“Love and Duty”- 1909), ''[[Martje]]'' (1911), ''[[Heldinne van die Oorlog]]'' (“Heroines of the War” – a commissioned work for the inauguration of the Women’s Monument in Bloemfontein in 1913, pub. 1924) and ''[[Reg bo Reg]]'' (“Right above [before] Right”- 1922). | ||
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| + | In 1893 he also recited a dramatic piece called ''[[Jan Onverschillig]]'' ("Careless John") at a meeting of the [[Rederykerskamer]] [[Onze Taal]], in Pretoria. | ||
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Revision as of 10:59, 12 May 2020
Jan F.E. Celliers. (1865-1940). Playwright and celebrated early Afrikaans poet and literary figure. Also wrote prose.
A member of the management of the AHTV and founder member of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns. Not exceptionally successful as playwright, but like most of his time wrote to create and supply the new Afrikaans literature with a canon of serious works.
His plays include Liefde en Plig (“Love and Duty”- 1909), Martje (1911), Heldinne van die Oorlog (“Heroines of the War” – a commissioned work for the inauguration of the Women’s Monument in Bloemfontein in 1913, pub. 1924) and Reg bo Reg (“Right above [before] Right”- 1922).
In 1893 he also recited a dramatic piece called Jan Onverschillig ("Careless John") at a meeting of the Rederykerskamer Onze Taal, in Pretoria.
Sources
See Du Toit, 1988. [JH]
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