Le Médecin Malgré Lui

("The Doctor in spite of Himself"), written in 1666 by Molière.

Translations and adaptations

Adapted into English by Henry Fielding as The Mock Doctor and the Dutch version of this is De Bespotlyke Docter. Translated into Afrikaans as Dokter teen Wil en Dank by Uys Krige

Performance history in South Africa

The play has been performed in South Africa in English, Dutch and Afrikaans versions.

English versions

Adapted into English by Henry Fielding as The Mock Doctor. This adaptation was produced in Cape Town on 15 November 1823. (See The Mock Doctor)

Dutch

The Dutch version is De Bespotlyke Docter.

Afrikaans

Translated and adapted into Afrikaans as Dokter teen-wil-en-dank by Uys Krige in 1966, to mark the play's tricentenary, and the translation was produced by PACT in 1966. Krige's translation was published by Van Schaik in 1971 and was awarded the Akademieprys for translated work in 1972.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_M%C3%A9decin_malgr%C3%A9_lui

Bosman, 1928: pp. 78,

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