Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 142 p. Includes abstract and vita. Advisers: John Conteh-Morgan and Karlis Racevskis, Dept. of Fench and Italian. Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-142).

Thesis (M.A. (African Languages))--University of Pretoria, 2002. / Text in Afrikaans and isiZulu. Includes bibliographical references.

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.A)-University of Durban-Westville, 2004.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brandeis University, 1979. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 229-233).

Please read the abstract in the section 04back of this document / Dissertation (MA (Setswana))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / African Languages / unrestricted

AFRIKAANS: Hierdie verhandeling val in drie dele uiteen. In deel een is die historiese agtergrond te wete die ontstaan van die radiodrama in isiZulu nagevors. Die ontwikkeling sedert die beginjare van radio tot en met 2002 is gedokumenteer. Ntuli se bydrae tot die radiodrama in isiZulu word beskou. Die teater- versus die radiodrama word vergelyk, die ontstaan van die isiZulu radiodiens, die isiZulu radiodrama and statitiek met betrekking tot die genre isiZulu radiodrama word gegee. D.B.Z. Ntuli se bydrae tot die genre word bespreek en ‘n motivering vir die gekose radiodrama word aangebied. Die tweede deel bevat 'n bespreking van die didaskalies in die gekose radiodrama Isithembu van D.B.Z. Ntuli. Die funksionaliteit en toepaslikheid daarvan word bespreek. Deel drie is 'n bespreking van die gekose radiodrama volgens 'n narratologiese model. Daar word kortliks na ander narratologiese modelle verwys. Die model wat gebruik is, is die model wat deur die Departement Afrikatale aan die Universiteit van Pretoria ontwikkel is. 'n Teoretiese bespreking van die model word gegee. Vlak een en twee word op die gekose radiodrama toegepas. ENGLISH: This dissertation falls into three parts. The historical background of isiZulu radio drama, namely its origins, is researched in part one. The development of isiZulu radio drama from the early years of radio up to and including 2002 is documented. Theatre drama is compared to radio drama, and the origins of the isiZulu radio service, the isiZulu radio drama and statistics with respect to the genre isiZulu radio drama are discussed. D.B.Z. Ntuli's contribution to the genre is discussed and reasons are offered for the radio drama chosen. The second part contains a discussion of the didascalies in the chosen radio drama, Isithembu, by D.B.Z. Ntuli. Their functionality and appropriateness is discussed. In part three the chosen radio drama is discussed according to a particular narratological model. Various other narratological models are referred to briefly The model used is one that has been developed by the Department of African Languages at the University of Pretoria. The theory behind the model is discussed. Levels one and two of the model are applied to the cho¬sen radio drama. / Dissertation (MA (Isizulu))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / African Languages / unrestricted

Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) -- University of the North, 1997 / Refer to the document

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2006.

The originality of this study stems primarily from its comparative nature, with its substantive focus on the Egyptian playwright Salāḥ 'Abd al-Sabūr who wrote in Arabic and the Nigerian dramatist, Wole Soyinka (1934), writing in English. It thus attempts to address a gap in comparative research which has so far been largely confined to comparative studies of either Western writers and African counterparts or Western writers and Arab counterparts, but rarely combined Arab and African writers. This thesis investigates selected dramatic works of the two playwrights seeking to reveal the various manifestations of poetics and politics in their drama. The aim is to find the theatrical connection between the two dramatists, a connection that could shed more light on the aesthetics of their drama and the sources of influence on them. My main concern has been, firstly, to explore Nietzsche’s influence on their drama; secondly, to analyse the dynamic relationship between their dramatic content and the local cultural and political environment of Egypt and Nigeria; and thirdly, to examine the use of history as a means of addressing contemporary issues. The first chapter is a discussion of Soyink ’s The Bacchae of Euripides. It investigates the impact of Nietzsche’s ideas, particularly those voiced in The Birth of Tragedy (1872), on Soyink ’s critic and dramatic perspectives. In the second chapter 'Abd al-Sabūr' Night Traveller is discussed. In this chapter I attempt to explore how the Egyptian playwright presente Nietzsche’s theological ideas in dramatic form. I also attempt to show how ʻAbd al-Sabūr adapted Nietzsche’s concepts to fit in with the aesthetics of modern drama in Egyptian culture. Chapter Three examines the use of religion in their drama. Religion features as an important source which afforded both ʻAbd al-Sabūr and Soyinka sufficient material for rituals, symbols, allusions, metaphors and language. In Chapter Four, the dramatists’ views and use of history is explored. The value of history and its intricate relationship to aesthetics in drama is discussed within the frame of modernism and in the light of Nietzsche’s controversial ideas of history. Chapter Five examines the interrelation between politics and poetics in the theatre of the two dramatists. It presents an attempt at a postcolonial reading of selected plays. Chapter Six explores the image, role and dilemma of the intellectual. The role assigned to this figure is important in understanding their view of theatre and its function in society. The thesis finally argues that both 'Abd al-Sabūr and Soyinka established a theatre that was based on syncretism of indigenous traditions and foreign influence. Their dramatic works tackle local issues in theatrical forms that are not necessarily indigenous. While ʻAbd al-Sabūr' drama was highly literary and its theatricality was not obviously compelling, Soyink ’s possessed theatrical elements that made their performance vividly interesting for audiences.

Thesis (diploma in librarianship)--University of the Witwatersrand.