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''[[Volsan, ou Le Misanthrope Par Infortune]]'' is a  French play in three acts by J.D. Villenhoven.
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#REDIRECT[[Volsan, of De Menschenhater Door Tegenspoed]]
 
== The original text ==
 
 
 
Possibly performed in French in 1796 or 1797, published in French in Amsterdam in 1798 by  J. Dôll.
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
Translated by an anonymous translator, possibly the author,  into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Volsan, of De Menschenhater Door Tegenspoed]]'', published in Amsterdam in 1797.
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
1822: Performed by [[Tot Nut en Vermaak]] in the [[African Theatre]], Cape Town, in the [[Dutch]] translation (''[[Volsan, of De Menschenhater Door Tegenspoed]]''), with ''[[Der Deserteur|De Deserteur]]'' (Von Kotzebue). Originally announced for 21 September, but postponed to  24 September.
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Volsan_ou_le_misanthrope_par_infortune_d.html?id=UorWtgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
 
 
 
http://www.amazon.com/Volsan-Menschenhater-Tegenspoed-Dutch-Edition/dp/116601360X
 
 
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 233, 443, 450
 
 
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
 
 
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