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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Tragedie van Coriolanus]]''''' by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl|Anna S. Pohl]], the language edited by Cor Bekker. The text published by [[DALRO]] in 1970. | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Tragedie van Coriolanus]]''''' by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl|Anna S. Pohl]], the language edited by Cor Bekker. The text published by [[DALRO]] in 1970. | ||
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Revision as of 06:00, 23 February 2023
The Tragedy of Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare ()[]
The play is popularly referred to simply as Coriolanus.
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The original text
Believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608, the play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus.
In 2011 a British film adaptation was made of the play, directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes.[1]
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Die Tragedie van Coriolanus by Anna S. Pohl, the language edited by Cor Bekker. The text published by DALRO in 1970.
Translated into Dutch as De Tragedie van Coriolanus by Tom Kleijn (copyright 2006)
Performance history in South Africa
1991: Produced in the Wits Theatre by the School of Dramatic Art (SODA) at the University of the Witwatersrand, directed and designed by Sarah Roberts.
2016: Coriolanus, directed by Rohan Quince and Nicola Pilkington, National Children’s Theatre (National School Tour), February-June 2016.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolanus.
http://shakespeare.org.za/production-reviews
Performance text of the Afrikaans version, DALRO 1970.
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