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| − | ''[[Fuente Sagrada]]'' is an [[Afrikaans]] one-act play by [[Uys Krige]] (1910–1987). | + | ''[[Fuente Sagrada]]'' ("sacred spring") is the title given to an [[Afrikaans]] one-act play by [[Uys Krige]] (1910–1987). |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | The play is an indictment of the brutality of war and is set in the Spanish Civil War, with salvation of the central character, Marais, serving as a metaphor for the triumph of human dignity amidst the dehumanization brought about by war. The Spanish title, has been taken from the name of a holy well of the same name. | |
First published in [[Afrikaans]] in the collection ''[[ Alle Paaie Gaan na Rome - Eenbedrywe]]'' by [[Unie-Volkspers]] in 1949 and later in ''[[Die Wit Muur en Ander Eenbedrywe]]'' by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1983. Also included in other collections over the years. | First published in [[Afrikaans]] in the collection ''[[ Alle Paaie Gaan na Rome - Eenbedrywe]]'' by [[Unie-Volkspers]] in 1949 and later in ''[[Die Wit Muur en Ander Eenbedrywe]]'' by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1983. Also included in other collections over the years. | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 15 June 2023
Fuente Sagrada ("sacred spring") is the title given to an Afrikaans one-act play by Uys Krige (1910–1987).
Contents
The original text
The play is an indictment of the brutality of war and is set in the Spanish Civil War, with salvation of the central character, Marais, serving as a metaphor for the triumph of human dignity amidst the dehumanization brought about by war. The Spanish title, has been taken from the name of a holy well of the same name.
First published in Afrikaans in the collection Alle Paaie Gaan na Rome - Eenbedrywe by Unie-Volkspers in 1949 and later in Die Wit Muur en Ander Eenbedrywe by J.L. van Schaik in 1983. Also included in other collections over the years.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English by the author himself, using the same title, and published in The Sniper and Other One-act Plays by HAUM in 1964.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Ludwig Binge, 1969
Gosher, 1988
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