Alcestis
Alcestis is a play by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides [1]. It was first produced in 438 B.BC.
The plot deals with an ancient legend which told how King Admetus of Thessaly was told by the Fates that death would spare him for a time if he could find some person willing to go to Hades in his place. After a long search only his loyal wife Alcestis was willing to do so.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Alcestis
Translated into Afrikaans as Alkestis by Don Lamprecht and Aart de Villiers.
A number of adaptations have been made of the play: The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot; Not to Die Today by
Performance history in South Africa
Produced by Rose Ehrlich in Bloemfontein in the 1930s starring Gert Borstlap.
Sources
Wikipedia [2].
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll, 1949. 76-77.
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