Barthel, of De Herschapen Boer
Barthel, of De Herschapen Boer ("Barthel, or the recreated farmer") is a German comedy in five acts by Ludvic Holberg
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as De Herschapen Boer by Dan. Wil. Triller and published in Vyf Aardige aardige en vermakelyke blijspelen by Lodewyk Holberg (Steven van Estveldt, 1767).
Performance history in South Africa
1869: Performed in Dutch as Barthel, of De Herschapen Boer in the Oddfellows Hall, Cape Town, by Door Yver Bloeit de Kunst on 1 July, with Roland de Monglave, of De Zegepraal der Onschuld (Tréogate).
Sources
Facsimile version of the 1867 Dutch text, Google E-book[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 445
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