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| − | ''[[Drie Daghe Here]]'' is a Medieval [[Dutch]] farce by an | + | ''[[Drie Daghe Here]]'' is a Medieval [[Dutch]] farce by an unknown author (ca. 1400-1420). |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | Described in the subtitle as "Ene sotte boerde ende ene goede sotternie"[https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drie_daghe_here], it | + | Described in the subtitle as "Ene sotte boerde ende ene goede [[sotternie]]"[https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drie_daghe_here], it is an incomplete farce, held as part of a collection of four plays contained (known as the "[[Abele spelen]]", i.e. "Noble plays") found in the Van Hulthem Manuscript[https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handschrift-Van_Hulthem], which dates from 1410 and is in the collection of the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels (shelfmark hs. 15.589-623)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abele_spele] and dates from ca. 1400-1420. |
| − | + | Usually the performance of every "abel spel" was followed by a [[sotternie]] (i.e. a [[farce]]). Because of the noble nature of the play, the same theme was played out in a more populistic and explicit form. | |
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| + | Written in Middelnedelands (Middle Dutch), and in verse, the (incomplete) text of ''[[Drie Daghe Here]]'' tells of a downtrodden husband who makes a deal with his wife: In exchange for three days of being the boss in his house, he will give her an expensive fur coat. He enjoys it so much that he then invites friends over for a party where he can boss her around. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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Facsimile version of the original Medieval text, [[DBNL]][https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_dri001drie01_01/_dri001drie01_01_0001.php] | Facsimile version of the original Medieval text, [[DBNL]][https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_dri001drie01_01/_dri001drie01_01_0001.php] | ||
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https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handschrift-Van_Hulthem | https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handschrift-Van_Hulthem | ||
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Herman Teirlinck, 1879-1967, [[The Online Books Page]][https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/browse?type=atitle&index=3978630&key=teirlinck%02%20herman%02%201879%201967%01de%20kroonluchter&c=x] | Herman Teirlinck, 1879-1967, [[The Online Books Page]][https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/browse?type=atitle&index=3978630&key=teirlinck%02%20herman%02%201879%201967%01de%20kroonluchter&c=x] | ||
| − | UTS theatre pamphlet | + | [[UTS]] theatre pamphlet |
| − | Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet, July 1973. | + | [[Nico Malan Theatre Centre]] pamphlet, July 1973. |
''[[Skoonma is 'n Vuurvreter!]]'' programme notes, circa 1975. | ''[[Skoonma is 'n Vuurvreter!]]'' programme notes, circa 1975. | ||
Revision as of 05:54, 15 December 2023
Drie Daghe Here is a Medieval Dutch farce by an unknown author (ca. 1400-1420).
Contents
The original text
Described in the subtitle as "Ene sotte boerde ende ene goede sotternie"[1], it is an incomplete farce, held as part of a collection of four plays contained (known as the "Abele spelen", i.e. "Noble plays") found in the Van Hulthem Manuscript[2], which dates from 1410 and is in the collection of the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels (shelfmark hs. 15.589-623)[3] and dates from ca. 1400-1420.
Usually the performance of every "abel spel" was followed by a sotternie (i.e. a farce). Because of the noble nature of the play, the same theme was played out in a more populistic and explicit form.
Written in Middelnedelands (Middle Dutch), and in verse, the (incomplete) text of Drie Daghe Here tells of a downtrodden husband who makes a deal with his wife: In exchange for three days of being the boss in his house, he will give her an expensive fur coat. He enjoys it so much that he then invites friends over for a party where he can boss her around.
Translations and adaptations
Rewritten in modern Flemish as Drie Dagen Here by Herman Teirlinck (1879-1967) [4], published in 1936 and described as "een zotte boerde" ().
Teirlink's version translated from the Flemish into Afrikaans as Drie Dae Meester by Isabel Combrink and Cynthia Dekker (1965).
Performance history in South Africa
1965: Presented by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch in the Botha Hall in 1965, directed by Deon Joubert, starring Henk Hugo, Woutrine Theron, Deon Joubert and Rina la Grange.
1973: Performed as Drie Dae Heer en Meester (referred to as "a medieval play"), in the Hofmeyr Theatre for CAPAB Afrikaans Company in July. Directed by Pieter de Swardt directed a play called
1975: Presented by the Parow Toneelvereniging at a drama festival in Vishoek under the direction of Woutrine Theron, starring Lisma Kotze as a supporting actress.
1996: Performed at the KKNK by the Brackenfell Hoërskool.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original Medieval text, DBNL[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abele_spelen
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handschrift-Van_Hulthem
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drie_daghe_here
https://schrijversgewijs.be/schrijvers/teirlinck-herman-2/
Herman Teirlinck, 1879-1967, The Online Books Page[6]
UTS theatre pamphlet
Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet, July 1973.
Skoonma is 'n Vuurvreter! programme notes, circa 1975.
Krit, 1 April 1996.
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