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| − | An English version of ''[[Menschenhass und Reue]]'' ("Misanthropy and Repentance"), a drama in five acts by August von Kotzebue, translated into English by Benjamin Thompson as ''[[The Stranger]]'', and revised for the stage by Richard Brinsley Sheridan | + | An English version of ''[[Menschenhass und Reue]]'' ("Misanthropy and Repentance", 1789), a drama in five acts by August von Kotzebue, translated into English by Benjamin Thompson as ''[[The Stranger]]'', and revised for the stage by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1798). |
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The Sheridan version of the play was an immense success, in both England and the United States, and the play is seen by many as one of the harbingers of the wave of popularity enjoyed by the melodrama in the nineteenth century. | The Sheridan version of the play was an immense success, in both England and the United States, and the play is seen by many as one of the harbingers of the wave of popularity enjoyed by the melodrama in the nineteenth century. | ||
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Revision as of 07:12, 13 March 2015
An English version of Menschenhass und Reue ("Misanthropy and Repentance", 1789), a drama in five acts by August von Kotzebue, translated into English by Benjamin Thompson as The Stranger, and revised for the stage by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1798).
The Sheridan version of the play was an immense success, in both England and the United States, and the play is seen by many as one of the harbingers of the wave of popularity enjoyed by the melodrama in the nineteenth century.
See Menschenhass und Reue for South African productions.
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
