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''[[Tom Jones]]'' is a novel by Henry Fielding. It has been dramatized in a variety of ways over the years.   
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''[[Tom Jones]]'' is a comic novel by Henry Fielding, and also the title under which it was dramatized over the years.  
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== The original text ==
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Originally published on 28 February 1749 in London, as ''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', but more often simply referred to as ''Tom Jones'',
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is a comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. The novel is both a Bildungsroman and a picaresque novel. First published has been dramatized in a variety of ways over the years.   
  
 
== Translations and Adaptations ==
 
== Translations and Adaptations ==
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Adapted as comic opera in three acts by [[Edward German]], with a libretto by [[Robert Courtneidge]] and [[Alexander M. Thompson]] and lyrics by [[Charles H. Taylor]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Jones_%28Edward_German%29]. First produced and published in 1907.  
 
Adapted as comic opera in three acts by [[Edward German]], with a libretto by [[Robert Courtneidge]] and [[Alexander M. Thompson]] and lyrics by [[Charles H. Taylor]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Jones_%28Edward_German%29]. First produced and published in 1907.  
  
== The original text ==
 
 
Founded upon [[Henry Fielding]]'s 1749 novel, ''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling''.
 
  
Adapted for the stage by [[Janice Honeyman]] in 1983.  
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Adapted for the stage as ''[[Tom Jones]]'' by [[Janice Honeyman]] in 1983.  
  
==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Tom_Jones,_a_Foundling
  
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PACT Programme
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Revision as of 06:49, 5 January 2016

Tom Jones is a comic novel by Henry Fielding, and also the title under which it was dramatized over the years.


The original text

Originally published on 28 February 1749 in London, as The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, but more often simply referred to as Tom Jones,


is a comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. The novel is both a Bildungsroman and a picaresque novel. First published has been dramatized in a variety of ways over the years.

Translations and Adaptations

Adapted as comic opera in three acts by Edward German, with a libretto by Robert Courtneidge and Alexander M. Thompson and lyrics by Charles H. Taylor [1]. First produced and published in 1907.


Adapted for the stage as Tom Jones by Janice Honeyman in 1983.


Performance history in South Africa

1950: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1950.

1983: Produced by PACT, adapted and directed by Janice Honeyman, with Andrew Buckland, Karin Jerg, Peter Terry, Jenny Sharp, Martin le Maitre and Carol-Ann Kelleher in the cast.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Tom_Jones,_a_Foundling

PACT Programme

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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