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Theme of despair in Charles Mungoshi's Shona works : a critical studyMangoya, Esau 11 1900 (has links)
The study makes an analysis of Charles Mungoshi's Shona works from a Modernist
perspective. In this study, Modernist literature is shown as full of change and adventure
that has seen characters failing to catch up with the speed at which their social lives are
going. The change is continuos and has resulted in many characters continuously failing to
cope, which in turn has resulted in continuous frustrations, here described as despair. The
study also shows how the despair is being nurtured in the circumstances of crumbling
social institutions which, in the past, had acted as the haven for devastated individuals.
The crumbling social institutions are shown to be triggering the despair and the characters
are given no room to recuperate. The study makes an analysis of what brings this despair
and how in the end, particular individual characters fight to ward off the despair. / African Languages / M.A. (African Languages)
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M.E.R. se beskouing van die Afrikaner en afrikanernasionalisme vergeleke met die beskouinge van N.P. van Wyk Louw, J.J. Degenaar en J.C. SteynMarais, Guillaume François 11 1900 (has links)
Die hooffiguur is mev. Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875 1975), in die
Afrikaanse letterkunde alombekend as M.E.R. Die sleutelbegrippe is Afrikaner
en Afrikanernasionalisme. Oor die betekenis van die benaming Afrikaner is
daar meningsverskil, maar hier beteken Afrikaner 'n blanke Afrikaanssprekende.
Afrikanernasionalisme is oor die afgelope eeu deur leiers soos Kruger, Steyn,
Reitz, De la Rey, De Wet, Hertzog, Malan, Strydom en Verwoerd uitgespel.
Die tweede hoofstuk bevat 'n aantal verteenwoordigende skrywers en politici se
beskouinge oor die Afrikaner en Afrikanernasionalisme. In die derde hoofstuk
word M.E.R. se beskouinge in die verband behandel en vergelyk met die menings
van Van Wyk Louw, 'n geslag na haar, en J.C. Steyn, 'n geslag na Louw.
Degenaar, gebore twee dekades na Louw en 13 jaar voor Steyn, word vernaamlik
as klankbord betrek omdat sy siening radikaal verskil van M.E.R., Louw en
Steyn s 'n, hoewel Louw na die begin van die jare sestig veel meer "liberaal"
geword het.
Voorts word M.E.R. se eerstehandse vertellings oor Kruger, Steyn, Hertzog en
Verwoerd aan die aanvaarde kenmerke van goeie biografie gemeet. Waar moontlik
word haar siening met die drietal vergelyk. 'n Volgende hoofstuk gaan oor
M. E. R. se taksering van en deernis vir brandarm Afrikaners, soos vervat in
Deel V B van die Carnegie Verslag. Haar verklaring van die oorsake van
Afrikanerarmoede word uitgespel. Ook haar betrokkenheid by die Afrikanerkind
deur haar talryke kinderboeke word toegelig. Dan volg 'n hoofstuk oor M.E.R.
se siening van die Afrikaner se godsdiens.
die beurt, waarop M.E.R. se My beskeie
Voorts kom volkereverhoudings aan
deel as outobiografie van 'n
Afrikanervrou bespreek word. Die laaste twee hoof stukke gaan oor die viertal
se taal en styl, en~as leermeesters van die Afrikanervolk.
Ten slotte word die vier se beskouinge saamgevat. M.E.R. en Steyn glo aan die
selfbeskikkingsreg van die Afrikaner. Sedert die begin van die jare sestig
het Louw beweer dat die Kaapse bruinmense deel van die Afrikanervolk uitmaak,
maar dat daar gebiedskeiding met die swart volke moet wees. Degenaar bepleit
'n unitere staat met die nodige verskansings van regionalisme, 'n handves van
menseregte en 'n onafhanklike regbank. / Pride of place belongs to Mrs Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875 - 1975), in
Afrikaans literature widely known as M.·E.R. The key conceptions are Afrikaner
and Afrikanernationalism. Theye are differing opinions about the meaning of
the name Afrikaner, but for our purpose it means an Afrikaans speaking white.
Afrikaner nationalism has been defined over the past century by leaders like
Kruger, Steyn, Reitz, De la Rey, De Wet, Hertzog, Malan, Strydom and Verwoerd.
The second chapter portrays the views of some representative authors and
politicians on the Afrikaner and Afrikaner nationalism. In the next chapter
M.E.R.'s opinion in this regard is discussed and compared and contrasted with
the opinions of Louw, a generation after her, and J.C. Steyn, a generation
after Louw. Degenaar, born two decades after Louw and thirteen years before
Steyn, is used mainly as resonator because his views differ radically from the
other three. although Louw turned more "liberal" since the early sixties.
Forthwith M. E .R. 's first-hand narratives about Kruger, Steyn, Hertzog and
Verwoerd are tested by the accepted standards of good biQJZraphy. Where
L.o.tw) Sbe-1vi ....a ~~tLLy.
possible her views are compared with those of the trio,.., The next chapter
treats M.E.R. 's estimate of and compassion with desperately poor Afrikaners,
as portrayed in her Chapter V B of the Carnegie Commission Report. Her
indication of the causes of Afrikaner poverty is noted. Her concern with
Afrikaner children by way of her many children's books occupies a subsequent
chapter. Then follow her views on the Afrikaner's religion and on racial
relations, whereafter her My beskeie deel (My allotted portion) is assessed as
the autobiography of an Afrikaner woman. The last two chapters discuss the
language and style of the four writers concerned as well as their role as
teachers of the Afrikaner nation.
In conclusion their views are summarised. M.E.R. and Steyn believe in the
Afrikaner's right of self-determination. Since the early sixties Louw has
regarded the Cape Coloureds as part of the Af rikanervolk, al though he has
advocated territorial separation of the Black peoples. Degenaar is in favour
of a unitary state entrenched by regionalism, a human rights charter and an
independent judiciary. / Afrikaans & Theory of Literature / D. Litt. et Phil. (Afrikaans)
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The Zulu literary artist's conception of celestial bodies and associated natural phenomenaMathenjwa, L. F. (Langalibalele Felix), 1962- 11 1900 (has links)
This study gives the Zulu's views and ideas about celestial
bodies and associated natural phenomena and how they
illustrate features in both the oral and written literature.
It sketches various
focussing mainly on
The concentration is
conceptions about the whole universe
celestial bodies and natural phenomena.
on the sun, moon, stars, thunder and
lightning in poetry and prose both modern and traditional.
Emphasis is on the fact that Zulus do not perceive celestial
bodies as mere bodies but assign certain beliefs and
philosophies to them. In examining these different
conceptions, Western as well as African literary theories have
been used in this study.
I~ ~r=rli~ional izibongo amakhosi are associated with the sun,
the moon as well as the stars. Their warriors' attack is
associated with the thunderstorm.
These celestial bodies are also used as determinants of time
in terms of day and night, seasons and different times for
different daily chores. In modern poetry these bodies are
mainly associated with God and in some instances they are
referred to as God himself. In prose they are used as
determinants of time and are also used figuratively to
describe certain circumstances.
The study gives an idea of how Zulus in general perceive these
celestial bodies and natural phenomena. / African Languages / D.Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)
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Interface of history and fiction : the Zimbabwean liberation war novelMuwati, Itai 11 1900 (has links)
The research examines the interface of history and fiction. It predominantly focuses on historical fiction on the Zimbabwean liberation war written in Shona, Ndebele and English and published after the attainment of political independence in 1980. Historical fiction on the liberation war is both biographical and autobiographical. Consequently, the study comes to the conclusion that historical fiction is a veritable stakeholder in the history issue in Zimbabwe. It becomes another type or source of history that cannot be papered over when dealing with the nation’s history. In a nation where liberation war history is not only taken seriously, but is also a vigorously contested terrain, historical fiction becomes part of those discursive contestations, particularly on nation and nationalism. It is in this regard that the study problematises the interface of history and fiction by reasoning that historical fiction published in the early 1980s largely advances a state-centered perspective which views history, nation and nationalism in positive terms. This discourse uses history in order to argue for a single nation that derives its identity from the heroic and symbolic guerrilla characters. Nationalism is exclusively presented as humanising and as being the sole legitimate political brand capable of leading the nation. On the other hand, historical fiction written in English and published in the late 1980s onwards represents alternative historical truths that contest nationalism and debunk official definitions of nation. This discourse leads to the pluralisation of perspectives on nation and nationalism. The focus on historical fiction published in three languages used in Zimbabwe is a conscious attempt to transcend ethnicity in critical scholarship. Discussing novels in Shona, Ndebele and English, which are the three main languages in Zimbabwe, makes it possible for the study to draw reasoned conclusions on the bearing of time, language, region and background among others on historical representation. This undertaking brings to the fore how literature responding to similar historical processes appears moderately conjunctive and principally disjunctive. Correspondingly, it also shows various trends in the development of liberation war fiction in Zimbabwe. / African Languages / D. Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)
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The 'Synopsis Chronike' and its place in the Byzantine chronicle tradition : its sources (Creation – 1081 CE)Zafeiris, Konstantinos January 2007 (has links)
The subject of this thesis is the Synopsis Chronike (or Synopsis Sathas), a Byzantine chronicle of the thirteenth century that conveys the history of the world, starting from Adam and concluding with the recapture of Constantinople in 1261. The study focuses on the first part of the text (Adam – Nikephoros Botaneiates), and more specifically on the comprehensive presentation and analysis of the whole corpus of its sources, passage by passage, in order to reconstruct the background of the chronicle and to determine its place in the Byzantine chronicle tradition. Following the introductory first chapter, which sets out the aims of the thesis and establishes its methodology, chapter two offers an overview of the chronicle itself, and a first discussion of the main issues it presents: the key characteristics of its narrative structure, its manuscript tradition, and – mainly – the problem of its authorship, with special reference to the commonly supposed author, Theodore Skoutariotes, bishop of Kyzikos. Chapter three conveys a detailed presentation of the results of our research; following the discussion of the sources and influences of the proem, it attempts to place each passage of the Synopsis Chronike in the context of any related texts, which are then identified as 'main sources', 'other sources' and 'parallel passages', depending on their link to the Synopsis Chronike. Chapter four discusses individually each text that appears as a source of the Synopsis Chronike, and locates its place amongst the whole corpus of the sources. Furthermore, it examines the passages for which we were not able to identify a main source, and suggests possible sources that have not survived. Finally, the concluding chapter of the thesis summarises the earlier discussion, and attempts to combine the different pieces of information, and to provide an overall picture of the background of the Synopsis Chronike in order to establish – to the degree that it is possible – its position in the Byzantine chronicle tradition.
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Zur Darstellung der weißen Frau als Hauptfigur in ausgewählten Unterhaltungsromanen der Gegenwart mit AfrikabezugJordaan, Doret 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA (Modern Foreign Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / The noticeable popularity of contemporary German novels set in Africa, as well as the
many similarities between these novels, provided the cause for this investigation.
Especially the large number of autobiographies, biographies, novels, television
productions and films featuring a white female protagonist raised some questions
regarding the cause of the popularity of this character. The aim of this thesis is to try
and answer some of these questions based on a close analysis of two particular female
characters in two contemporary German novels set in Africa.
A short overview of the research done on popular fiction, colonial German literature
and the history of the white woman in Africa in literature will be given. Theoretical
points of departure involve a discussion of the aims and effects of popular fiction in
general, as well as a look at how German colonial Fantasies, as found in colonial
Literature, are being propagated by contemporary Literature set in Africa, specifically
with regard to the representation of the white female Protagonist. Further theoretical
background will be provided by a brief appraisal of Gender Studies and Postcolonial
Studies.
Furthermore, a considerable part of the research for this thesis involved the reading of
several contemporary popular German novels. Ein Land, das Himmel heißt (2002) by
Stefanie Gercke and Die weiße Jägerin (2005) by Rolf Ackermann were selected as
prime examples for closer analysis. In this thesis the two female protagonists of the
selected novels, Jill Court and Margarete Trappe, will be analysed in order to identify
and interpret a pattern followed in the representation of the white female protagonist
in Africa in general.
A central aspect of the depiction of this protagonist is her ability to cross boundaries
between stereotypical representations of both masculinity and femininity. Therefore,
she is a versatile character, allowing a large number of readers to identify with her.
However, her capacity to cross such boundaries is limited to a certain extent and she
never oversteps the boundaries far enough in order to surpass her lover when it comes
to strength, knowledge, and maturity. The conclusion of this study is that both the
versatility and the limitations of this protagonist explain her immense popularity as a
new literary stereotype.
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'n Vergelykende studie van twee jeugromans : Winterijs (2001) deur Peter van Gestel en Roepman (2004) deur Jan van TonderRoets, Kristel 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA (Afrikaans and Dutch))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / This thesis is a comparative literature study of a Dutch and an Afrikaans novel that can be
read by the youth and adults alike and display similarities with regard to genre, content,
structure and theme. The novels are Winterijs (2001) by Peter van Gestel and Roepman
(2004) by Jan van Tonder. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction. In chapter 2 concepts
such as “crossover literature”, “cross publication”, “dual audience authors” and “dual
audience literature” are discussed. Chapter 3 presents an overview of the theory that
provides a conceptual framework for this study. The method of investigation that is
followed by Helma Van Lierop-Debrauwer and Neel Bastiaansen-Harks (2005) in their
study of the similarities and differences between an adolescent novel for the youth and an
adolescent novel for adults is used, as well as the theory of Victor Turner (1969) on the
concept of liminality. As it provides a useful method for approaching and analyzing the
two texts, the above mentioned theories are applied to Winterijs and Roepman in
Chapters 4 and 5, with specific reference to the representation of a male child narrator
with liminal characteristics. In chapter 6 the similarities and differences between the two
novels are pointed out and summarized. Conclusions are drawn and possibilities for
further research are presented in chapter 7.
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Die gruwel en die Gotiese in drie hedendaagse tekste : Die nag het net een oog - Francois Bloemhof, Drif - Reza de Wet, Een hart van steen - Renate DorresteinBuys, Helga Minnette 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis contains the results of an investigation into the elements of the horror story and
the Gothic novel in three contemporary works. The investigation was conducted within the
theoretical framework of the original historical Gothic novel of the eighteenth century, in
comparison with contemporary theorization on the Gothic, with specific reference to the study
of Eddy Bertin, and to some extent Hendrik van Gorp and Fred Botting. Four conventions of
the Gothic genre were identified, and were applied to an Afrikaans novel and drama, as well
as a Dutch novel, to establish to which extent the Gothic manifests itself in these
contemporary texts. The study focussed on The night only has one eye (1991) by Francois
Bloemhof, Crossing/ Passion (1994) by Reza de Wet and A heart of stone (1999) by Renate
Dorrestein.
From these texts, which were read within a Gothic framework, it could be deduced that there
is a deviation from the conventional Gothic texts within both the Afrikaans and the Dutch
texts. This deviation especially occurs with regard to characterization, with specific reference
to the female character. The authors use the traditional Gothic characters as a point of
departure, but bring about renewal in the texts by making them part of a wider philosophical
field. The portrayal of the themes of good versus evil, space and tension, also shows a
deviation from the Gothic conventions.
An important finding in this study is that the Gothic genre in its pure form can not successfully
be traced in contemporary literature. The three texts under discussion show the occurrence of
allogamy between the different sub-categories of horror. A further important conclusion is that
these three texts cannot be merely categorized as Popular literature because of the renewal it
brings regarding the traditional Gothic conventions. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis bevat die resultate van 'n ondersoek na elemente van die gruwelverhaal en die
Gotiese roman in drie kontemporêre tekste. Die ondersoek is gedoen binne die teoretiese
raamwerk oor die genre van die oorspronklike historiese Gotiese roman van die agtiende eeu,
in vergelyking met die hedendaagse teoretisering oor die Gotiek, met spesifieke verwysing na
die navorsing van Eddy Bertin, en in 'n mindere mate Hendrik van Gorp en Fred Botting. Vier
konvensies van die Gotiese verhaaltipe is geïdentifiseer en toegepas op 'n Afrikaanse roman
en drama, asook 'n Nederlandse roman, om vas te stel in watter mate en op watter wyse die
Gotiek gemanifesteer word in dié hedendaagse tekste. Die navorsing fokus op Die nag het
net een oog (1991) van Francios Bloemhof, Drif (1994) van Reza de Wet en Een hart van
steen (1999) van Renate Dorrestein.
Dié tekste vertoon al drie duidelik Gotiese kenmerke, maar vertoon daarbyook opvallende
afwykings van die tradisionele verskyningsvorme van die Gotiek. Dit geld veral vir
karakterisering - meer spesifiek die vroulike karakter en die verhouding tussen die twee
geslagte. Die outeurs gebruik die tradisionele Gotiese tipe karakters as vertrekpunt, maar
bring vernuwing deur die tekste deel te maak van 'n wyer filosofiese veld. Die tekste se
hantering van ander konvensies op die terrein van die tematiese (die goeie versus die bose),
ruimte en spanning wyk ook af van die historiese Gotiek.
'n Belangrik aspek wat in die ondersoek na vore kom, is dat die Gotiek as verhaaltipe selde
nog in sy suiwer vorm in literatuur aangetref word. Die drie tekste onder bespreking toon in
watter aansienlike mate kruisbestuiwing plaasvind tussen die onderskeie sub-kategorieë van
die riller. Laastens word daar aangevoer dat die Gotiese en gruwel-elemente binne dié drie
tekste op so 'n vernuwende wyse geproblematiseer en uitgedaag word, dat dit nie sonder
meer as triviaalliteratuur beskou kan word nie.
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The Red Jews: Apocalypticism and antisemitism in medieval and early modern Germany.Gow, Andrew Colin. January 1993 (has links)
The Red Jews are a legendary people; this is their history. From the late thirteenth to the late sixteenth century, vernacular German texts depicted the Red Jews, a conflation of the Biblical ten lost tribes of Israel and Gog and Magog, as a savage and unnaturally foul nation, who are enclosed in the 'Caspian Mountains', where they had been walled up by Alexander the Great. At the end of time, they will break out and serve the Antichrist, causing great destruction and suffering in the world. The hostile identification (c. 1165) of Jews with the apocalyptic destroyers of Ezekiel 38-39 and Revelation 20 expresses a new and virulent antisemitism that was integrated into the powerful apocalyptic traditions of Christianity. None of the few scholars who have noticed the Red Jews in medieval and early modern vernacular texts has sought out, collected and examined the complete body of medieval and early-modern sources that feature the Red Jews. This study provides a long-term analysis of the intimate connections between antisemitism and apocalypticism via a forgotten and submerged piece of German 'medievalia', the Red Jews. The legend gradually dissipated. Until the beginning of the seventeenth century it was a medieval lens through which Germans saw events relating to the Turkish threat in the East; after that time, the Red Jews disappeared from European texts.
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The Fall Into ModernityDouglas, Nigel Charles 05 1900 (has links)
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