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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) | ||
| − | 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 | + | 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 Province. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slachter%27s_Nek_Rebellion] in 1815. |
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Revision as of 06:57, 8 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 Province. [1] in 1815.
Sources
Marisa Keuris. 2013. "J.R.L. van Bruggen (Kleinjan) se eenbedryf “Bloedrivier” uit Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek (1938/1939) – ’n terugblik vanuit 2013", LitNet Akademies 10(3)[2]
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