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| + | ''[[Quo Vadis?]]'' is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?" and is the title of a Polish novel Henryk Sienkiewicz ()[] | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | The full title of the novel is ''Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero'' (1895), | ||
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| + | Sienkiewicz received the 1905 Nobel Prize for Literature for Quo Vadis and For this and some of his other novels. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | The novel was adapted as a stage play called [[Quo Vadis]] | ||
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| + | Several film versions were made of the tale, including including a 1951 version that was nominated for eight Academy Awards. | ||
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| + | The Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz wrote the novel Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero (1895), which in turn has been made into motion pictures several times, including a 1951 version that was nominated for eight Academy Awards.[4] For this and other novels, Sienkiewicz received the 1905 Nobel Prize for Literature. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed as ''[[Lucretia Borgia]]'' by the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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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 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:27, 6 April 2020
Quo Vadis? is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?" and is the title of a Polish novel Henryk Sienkiewicz ()[]
Contents
The original text
The full title of the novel is Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero (1895),
Sienkiewicz received the 1905 Nobel Prize for Literature for Quo Vadis and For this and some of his other novels.
Translations and adaptations
The novel was adapted as a stage play called Quo Vadis
Several film versions were made of the tale, including including a 1951 version that was nominated for eight Academy Awards.
The Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz wrote the novel Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero (1895), which in turn has been made into motion pictures several times, including a 1951 version that was nominated for eight Academy Awards.[4] For this and other novels, Sienkiewicz received the 1905 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
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 1932. (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.203-205
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
