Miles Gloriosus

Miles Gloriosus ("The Swaggering Soldier" or "Vainglorious Soldier") is a Latin comedy by Plautus (c. 254–184 B.C.)[1].

Original text

A play about the Greek soldier "Pyrgopolynices", based on the stock character "Alazon" ("The braggart" - written ἀλαζών in Greek)[2] from Ancient Greek theatre. It is one of the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in its entirety.

Translations and adaptations

Besides many translations over the years, the play has been the source of many other works about such a character, including:

Jacob von Tyboe, eller Den Stortalende Soldat ("Jacob von Tyboe, or The Boastful Soldier") by Ludvig Holberg (1684 –1754)[3]

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Gloriosus_(play)

Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. D.C. Boonzaier. 1980. "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. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp.

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
P.J. du Toit. 1988. Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Academica

Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.

Sydney Paul Gosher.  1988. A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa.
J.C. Kannemeyer. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’1. Tafelberg Uitgewers[5]: pp.

J.C. Kannemeyer. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[6]: pp. Loren Kruger 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge

P.W. Laidler. 1926. The Annals of the Cape Stage. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.

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