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''[[Abimelech]]'' is a full-length Afrikaans play in three acts by [[D.F. Malherbe]] (1881-1969). ** Cast: mixed. Published *
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''[[Abimelech]]'' is a full-length [[Afrikaans]] play in three acts by [[D.F. Malherbe]] (1881-1969).  
  
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== The original text ==
  
== The original play ==
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The play is based on the book of Judges and tells the story of Abimelech[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abimelech_(Judges)], the ambitious son of the Biblical judge Gideon, who sought to kill all his brothers in order to become king.
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Published by [[Nasionale Pers]], 1948.
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
  
The play is based on the book of Judges and tells the story of Abimelech, the ambitious son of the Biblical judge Gideon, who sought to kill all his brothers in order to become king.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Published by [[Nasionale Pers]], 1948.
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 09:11, 4 December 2017

Abimelech is a full-length Afrikaans play in three acts by D.F. Malherbe (1881-1969).

The original text

The play is based on the book of Judges and tells the story of Abimelech[1], the ambitious son of the Biblical judge Gideon, who sought to kill all his brothers in order to become king.

Published by Nasionale Pers, 1948.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

DALRO list.

Stellenbosch University Library catalogue

Typed list, E. Reyneke, 1978

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.F._Malherbe

J.C. Kannemeyer 1978. Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[2], pp. 162

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