Difference between revisions of "Zwarte Piet"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 1: Line 1:
 
''[[Zwarte Piet]]'' ("Black Peter") is a [[Dutch]] one act play ascribed to "E.S.".   
 
''[[Zwarte Piet]]'' ("Black Peter") is a [[Dutch]] one act play ascribed to "E.S.".   
 
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
Line 6: Line 5:
 
The title is a clear reference to the character of "Zwarte Piet", the supposed companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet]. However, according to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) it is not an original [[Dutch]] play, but was based on an unknown German original, possibly translated or adapted by an author only known as "E.S.".  
 
The title is a clear reference to the character of "Zwarte Piet", the supposed companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet]. However, according to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) it is not an original [[Dutch]] play, but was based on an unknown German original, possibly translated or adapted by an author only known as "E.S.".  
  
 +
==Translations and adaptations==
 +
 +
 +
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 +
 +
1910: Performed in [[Dutch]] as ''[[Zwarte Piet]]'' by [[Aurora|Aurora III]] in the [[ANV Saal]],  Cape Town, on 7 June.
 +
 +
== Sources ==
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet
 +
 +
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 477
 +
 +
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 +
 +
== 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|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
 +
 +
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 +
 +
Return to [[Main Page]]

Revision as of 11:55, 12 March 2018

Zwarte Piet ("Black Peter") is a Dutch one act play ascribed to "E.S.".

The original text

The title is a clear reference to the character of "Zwarte Piet", the supposed companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries[1]. However, according to F.C.L. Bosman (1980) it is not an original Dutch play, but was based on an unknown German original, possibly translated or adapted by an author only known as "E.S.".

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1910: Performed in Dutch as Zwarte Piet by Aurora III in the ANV Saal, Cape Town, on 7 June.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 477

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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