Hermann Benno Marx (1827-1917) —auteur van Benigna van Groenekloof of Mamre (1873)
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2006
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Zakład Studiów Niderlandzkich i Południowoafrykańskich, Wydział Anglistyki UAM / Wydawnictwo Naukowe Exemplum
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Benigna van Groenekloof of Mamre (1873) first won renown when it stared to be
called upon in the discussion concerning the oldest text published in Afrikaans. The book
is still controversial: scholars disagree not only as to the language in which it was
published (Dutch, Afrikaans) or its genre (short-story, novel, anthology), but also as to the
name of its author. Although the work was published anonymously, both the archive
research and preliminary survey of the library holdings clearly point to the fact that the
Dutch book was written by a German missionary, Hermann Benno Marx. The present article
not only presents his profile in more detail for the first time but also emphasises the
importance of the Dutch language for the language policy of the Moravian Brothers and for
their missionary and educational work. It also points to the need for a new approach to the
history of the South African writing.
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Werkwinkel, 2006 (1)1, pp.1-30