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04/07/2008 |
Songs of the Veld
On Tuesday, 29 July at 19:00 at the Iziko South African Museum, Marthinus van Bart, Cape Town-based
journalist and editor-in-chief of the Anglo-Boer War centenary
publication Vir Vryheid en vir Reg, will discuss Songs of
the Veld and other poems. A rare publication, Songs of the
Veld is an anthology of poems by accomplished 19th century
poets, including C. Louis Leipoldt. Thanks to the efforts of Van
Bart, this literary gem has been resurrected and will appear on Cape
bookshelves in time for Women’s Day on 9 August.
The fascinating, but tragic story behind the anthology began during
the Anglo-Boer War, when a gifted band of Cape intellectuals
compiled the anthology as a means of alerting the world to
atrocities committed by the British in their concentration camps.
Secreted to Britain, the anthology was published and read worldwide,
but was immediately banned in South Africa. Until now, it has never
been published in the country that inspired it.
Hosted by the Friends of the South
African Museum, the event is free for Friends and R20 for
guests. Come early and enjoy a glass of sherry with Friends.
Enquiries: Maxine 072 225 6893 or email
samfriends@iziko.org.za.
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