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I. D. du Plessis

イー・ディー・デュ・プレシス

I. D. du Plessis

Aliases: Izak David du Plessis

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1900-06-25 (Philipstown)
Died
1981-12-11 (Cape Town) age 81
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Cape Town

Career

Occupations
Poet, Writer, Lecturer
Active Years
1930-1981
Affiliations
University of Cape Town, Cape Technical College

Education

Wynberg Boys' High School
Country: South Africa
High school education
University of Cape Town
Period: 1920年代
Country: South Africa
Promoted with thesis on Cape Malay contribution

Awards

Hertzog Prize
1937
Work: Vreemde Liefde and Ballades
Category:
Result: 受賞
Scheepers Prize
1962
Category: 青年文学
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lied van Alie en Ander Gedigte

1931 Poetry

Lied van Alie and Other Poems

LoveNature

Vreemde Liefde

1937 Poetry anthology

Strange Love anthology

Strange LoveCultural themes

Ballades

1937 Poetry anthology

Ballads anthology

Ballads

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dertigers modernist poetry
Recurring Motifs
Cape Malay cultureSocial life

Legacy

Successful Afrikaans writer in multiple genres, part of the Dertigers. Advocated for Cape Malay culture, preserved Bo-Kaap, first Chancellor of University of the Western Cape.