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'''''Les Corbeaux''''' is a play (1882) by French dramatist Henry Becque (1837-1899) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Becque]. The theme of the play is the exploitation by the greedy of those who cannot defend themselves.
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'''''Les Corbeaux''''' is a play (1882) by French dramatist Henry Becque (1837-1899) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Becque].  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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A play about the exploitation by the greedy of those who cannot defend themselves.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
Translated from the French into [[Afrikaans]] by [[H.L. Gonin]] entitled ''[[Die Aasvoëls]]''.
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Translated from the French into [[Afrikaans]] by [[H.L. Gonin]] as ''[[Die Aasvoëls]]''.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
''Die Aasvoëls'' was presented by [[Volksteater]] in Pretoria in 1950.
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1950: Performed as ''[[Die Aasvoëls]]'' by [[Volksteater]] in Pretoria.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Undated newspaper clipping in student scrapbook dated 1951.
 
Undated newspaper clipping in student scrapbook dated 1951.
  

Revision as of 11:49, 6 December 2016

Les Corbeaux is a play (1882) by French dramatist Henry Becque (1837-1899) [1].

The original text

A play about the exploitation by the greedy of those who cannot defend themselves.

Translations and adaptations

Translated from the French into Afrikaans by H.L. Gonin as Die Aasvoëls.

Performance history in South Africa

1950: Performed as Die Aasvoëls by Volksteater in Pretoria.

Sources

Undated newspaper clipping in student scrapbook dated 1951.

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