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''[[Becket]]'' is a verse play by Alfred Lord Tennyson. | ''[[Becket]]'' is a verse play by Alfred Lord Tennyson. | ||
| − | Not to be confused with Anouilh's play ''[[Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu]]'', which has been translated into English as and often performed under the title ''[[Becket]]''. | + | Not to be confused with Anouilh's play '''''[[Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu]]''''', which has been translated into English as and is often performed under the title ''[[Becket]]''. |
| − | The original text | + | ==The original text== |
| + | First published in 1879 as ''[[Becket: A Tragedy]]'' in London, printed by Clements. Published as ''[[Becket]]'' by Macmillan and Co., 1884. | ||
| − | + | ==Translations and adaptations== | |
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| − | + | Adapted for performance at the Lyceum Theatre, London, by Henry Irving, and published under the names of | |
| − | + | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson and Henry Iriving by Chiswick Press, 1893. | |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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http://www.worldcat.org/title/becket/oclc/3661724 | http://www.worldcat.org/title/becket/oclc/3661724 | ||
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | [[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
Revision as of 10:34, 31 March 2018
Becket is a verse play by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Not to be confused with Anouilh's play Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu, which has been translated into English as and is often performed under the title Becket.
Contents
The original text
First published in 1879 as Becket: A Tragedy in London, printed by Clements. Published as Becket by Macmillan and Co., 1884.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted for performance at the Lyceum Theatre, London, by Henry Irving, and published under the names of Alfred Tennyson Tennyson and Henry Iriving by Chiswick Press, 1893.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
http://www.worldcat.org/title/becket/oclc/3661724
D.C. Boonzaier. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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