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| − | '''J.D. du Toit''' (Totius) (1877-1953) | + | '''J.D. du Toit''' (Totius) (1877-1953) Theologian, celebrated lyric poet and campaigner for the language rights of Afrikaans. |
He is best remembered as author under his [[pseudonym]] '''[[Totius]]''') | He is best remembered as author under his [[pseudonym]] '''[[Totius]]''') | ||
| + | Son of [[S.J. du Toit]]. | ||
As a student he initially did translations, wrote short stories and - according to [[Ludwig Binge]] (1969), even some plays. While at school he wrote a short piece called ''[[Di Twé Susters]]'' under his early [[pseudonym]] '''[[Jaduto]]'''. ** In the 1920s he apparently advised [[Hendrik Hanekom]] against going on tour as a professional, considering it a desecration of the Afrikaans culture to perform for money. (Hanekom had written to ask “Totius” for a play). | As a student he initially did translations, wrote short stories and - according to [[Ludwig Binge]] (1969), even some plays. While at school he wrote a short piece called ''[[Di Twé Susters]]'' under his early [[pseudonym]] '''[[Jaduto]]'''. ** In the 1920s he apparently advised [[Hendrik Hanekom]] against going on tour as a professional, considering it a desecration of the Afrikaans culture to perform for money. (Hanekom had written to ask “Totius” for a play). | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 13 September 2021
J.D. du Toit (Totius) (1877-1953) Theologian, celebrated lyric poet and campaigner for the language rights of Afrikaans.
He is best remembered as author under his pseudonym Totius)
Son of S.J. du Toit. As a student he initially did translations, wrote short stories and - according to Ludwig Binge (1969), even some plays. While at school he wrote a short piece called Di Twé Susters under his early pseudonym Jaduto. ** In the 1920s he apparently advised Hendrik Hanekom against going on tour as a professional, considering it a desecration of the Afrikaans culture to perform for money. (Hanekom had written to ask “Totius” for a play).
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