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''[[Slagtersnek]]'' is a documentary drama in two acts by [[J.R.L. van Bruggen]] (1895-1948). | ''[[Slagtersnek]]'' is a documentary drama in two acts by [[J.R.L. van Bruggen]] (1895-1948). | ||
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Part of a collection of [[Afrikaans]] one-act documentary plays by Van Bruggen entitled ''[[Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek]]'', aimed at commemorating the Great Trek of 1839. (Published in Johannesburg in 1938/9 by [[A.P.B.]], some of the plays performed in 1938) | Part of a collection of [[Afrikaans]] one-act documentary plays by Van Bruggen entitled ''[[Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek]]'', aimed at commemorating the Great Trek of 1839. (Published in Johannesburg in 1938/9 by [[A.P.B.]], some of the plays performed in 1938) | ||
Revision as of 06:22, 5 July 2019
Slagtersnek is a documentary drama in two acts by J.R.L. van Bruggen (1895-1948).
The original text
Part of a collection of Afrikaans one-act documentary plays by Van Bruggen entitled Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek, aimed at commemorating the Great Trek of 1839. (Published in Johannesburg in 1938/9 by A.P.B., some of the plays performed in 1938)
It deals with the Slagtersnek (literally "Butcher's Neck", meaning "Butcher's pass") rebellion, when Dutch/Afrikaner farmers rebelled against the British government in the Cape Proovince. [1] in 1815.
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Marisa Keuris 2013. LitNet Akademies 10(3)
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