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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
His book ''Zuid-Afrika in de Letterkunde'' (1914)[https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bess001zuid01_01/] is an important resource on 19th century theatre and literature.
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His thesis on ''Zuid-Afrika in de Letterkunde'' ("South Africa in literature",  1914)[https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bess001zuid01_01/] is an important resource on 19th century theatre and literature, as are some of his other publications, including ''De Kaapse Samenleving vóór Honderd Jaar'' ("Cape society before a hundered years"), ''Literature in Bi-lingual Countries'', ''Mutual Influence of English and [[Dutch]] Literatures'' and ''South African Literature''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 06:39, 11 September 2021

Gerrit Besselaar () was an academic and literary historian.


Biography

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

His thesis on Zuid-Afrika in de Letterkunde ("South Africa in literature", 1914)[1] is an important resource on 19th century theatre and literature, as are some of his other publications, including De Kaapse Samenleving vóór Honderd Jaar ("Cape society before a hundered years"), Literature in Bi-lingual Countries, Mutual Influence of English and Dutch Literatures and South African Literature.

Sources

https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bess001zuid01_01/

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, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

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