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Divided only by the 17th parallel : a study of similarities between American and Vietnamese soldiers in selected worksEpstein, Andrea 11 1900 (has links)
This dissertation undertakes a comparative study of certain works of literature concerning Vietnamese and American troops during the United States’ involvement in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 1970s. My assumption was that during war it is possible to conclude that enemy forces behave in the same manner in order to reach the identical goal, that of victory over the ‘other’ side. I sought to ascertain how under the selfsame conditions they could be considered as enemies.
Divided only by the 17th Parallel: A Study of Similarities Between American and Vietnamese Soldiers in Selected Works
By close reading of six texts, three from Vietnamese and three from American perspectives, I have attempted to extract their similar views from each in order to create a context in which the likeness of each side is demonstrated. This was achieved by exploring four themes: those of landscape, time, conflict and ghosts. It was discovered that the protagonists’ behaviour was the same and that rather than being the others’ adversary their true enemies were found within their own ranks.
The results indicate that a wider perspective should be adopted on war than one which regards it as a simplistic binary consisting of two opposing sides. Contrary to any supposition that enemies must remain separated, there is more than enough evidence for one to conclude that they actually occupied mutual psychological territory.
Key Terms: Landscape, time, ghosts, psychological damage, Reader Response, CSR, PTSD, New Historicism, dehumanisation, conditions of war, 1954 Geneva Agreement, ideology, war literature. / English Literature / M.A. (English Literature)
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'n Bestekopname van die Afrikaanse roman 1934-1939 in terugblik vanuit die negentigerjare. / A survey of the Afrikaans novel from the period 1934-1939 from a nineties perspectiveHoward, Elsabé Loïs 11 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / Hierdie studie is 'n herskepping van die wereld van die Afrikaanse roman van 1934-1939. Al die
romans is bekom en gelees. Die beskikbaarheid van hierdie romans word aangedui. 'n Sketsmatige
beeld van elke roman word gegee, waarin die aard daarvan aangetoon word ten opsigte van die
volgende aspekte: milieu, tema en konflik (moreel, religieus, maatskaplik, polities). Die lotgevalle
van hierdie romans is nagegaan aan die hand van tydgenootlike resepsiegeskiedenis, sowel as die
van die literatuurgeskiedskrywing tot op hede. Hieruit het dit geblyk dat sekere romans aanvanklik
hoog aangeslaan is, maar nie in die kanon opgeneem is nie. Moontlike redes hiervoor word
ondersoek. Na my oordeel verdien Die loutering van Petrus deur Ella Fischer en Die jare daarna
deur Aletta Steyn 'n herbesoek. Albei romans is boeiend en interessant, die karakters "lewe" en dit
wat hul beleef en ervaar, spreek steeds tot die leser van die negentigerjare / This study is a recreation of the world of the Afrikaans novel of 1934-1939. All the novels were
obtained and read. The availability of these novels is indicated. A schematic account of each novel
is given, in which the nature of each is explicated in respect of the following aspects: milieu, theme
and conflict (moral, religious, social and political). The fate of these novels was researched in the
context of their contemporary reception history and that of literary historiography to date. From
the study it appears that certain novels were initially highly acclaimed, but were not included in the
canon. Possible reasons for this are investigated. It is my opinion that Die loutering van Petrus by
Ella Fischer and Die }are daarna by Aletta Steyn need to be re-evaluated. Both novels are
absorbing and interesting, the characters are lifelike and their life experiences are still relevant to
the reader of the nineties / Afrikaans & Theory of Literature / M.A. (Afrikaans)
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Discourse and the reception of literature : problematising 'reader response'Allington, Daniel January 2008 (has links)
In my earlier work, ‘First steps towards a rhetorical hermeneutics of literary interpretation’ (2006), I argued that academic reading takes the form of an argument between readers. Four serious weaknesses in that account are its elision of the distinction between reading and discourse on reading, its inattention to non-academic reading, its exclusive focus on ‘interpretation’ as if this constituted the whole of reading or of discourse on reading, and its failure to theorise the object of literary reading, ie. the work of literature. The current work aims to address all of these problems, together with those created by certain other approaches to literary reading, with the overall objective of clearing the ground for more empirical studies. It exemplifies its points with examples drawn primarily from non-academic public discourse on literature (newspapers, magazines, and the internet), though also from other sources (such as reading groups and undergraduate literature seminars). It takes a particular (though not an exclusive) interest in two specific instances of non-academic reception: the widespread reception of Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses as an attack on Islam, and the minority reception of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy The Lord of the Rings as a narrative of homosexual desire. The first chapter of this dissertation critically surveys the fields of reception study and discourse analysis, and in particular the crossover between them. It finds more productive engagement with the textuality of response in media reception study than in literary reception study. It argues that the application of discourse analysis to reception data serves to problematise, rather than to facilitate, reception study, but it also emphasises the problematic nature of discourse analysis itself. Each of the three subsequent chapters considers a different complex of problems. The first is the literary work, and its relation to its producers and its consumers: Chapter 2 takes the form of a discourse upon the notions of ‘speech act’ and ‘authorial intention’ in relation to literature, carries out an analysis of early public responses to The Satanic Verses, and puts in a word for non-readers by way of a conclusion. The second is the private experience of reading, and its paradoxical status as an object of public representation: Chapter 3 analyses representations of private responses to The Lord of The Rings film trilogy, and concludes with the argument that, though these representations cannot be identical with private responses, they are cannot be extricated from them, either. The third is the impossibility of distinguishing rhetoric from cognition in the telling of stories about reading: Chapter 4 argues that, though anecdotal or autobiographical accounts of reading cannot be taken at face value, they can be taken both as attempts to persuade and as attempts to understand; it concludes with an analysis of a magazine article that tells a number of stories about reading The Satanic Verses – amongst other things. Each of these chapters focuses on non-academic reading as represented in written text, but broadens this focus through consideration of examples drawn from spoken discourse on reading (including in the liminal academic space of the undergraduate classroom). The last chapter mulls over the relationship between reading and discourse of reading, and hesitates over whether to wrap or tear this dissertation’s arguments up.
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Intertextuality reinterpreted : a cognitive linguistics approach with specific reference to conceptual blendingVan Heerden, Chantelle 30 June 2008 (has links)
In this dissertation, I investigate the cognitive processes integral to intertextual readings by referring to the cognitive linguistics framework known as conceptual blending. I refer to different genres of intertextual texts and then explain these intertexts in terms of cognitive principles and processes, such as conceptual blending networks. By applying the framework of conceptual blending to intertexts within different genres, I suggest that the underlying cognitive processes are universal for the interpretation of any type of intertextual text.
My findings indicate that conceptual blending underpins intertextuality which is cognitive, creative and dynamic in nature. This means that the meaning we construct from intertexts is dependent on the context in which they appear and cannot be studied in isolation. Investigating intertextual texts from a cognitive linguistics perspective reveals new inferences (such as the influence of implicit knowledge as a type of intertext) and the creativity involved in the meaning-making process. / Linguistics and Modern Languages / M.A. (Linguistics)
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Divided only by the 17th parallel : a study of similarities between American and Vietnamese soldiers in selected worksEpstein, Andrea 11 1900 (has links)
This dissertation undertakes a comparative study of certain works of literature concerning Vietnamese and American troops during the United States’ involvement in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 1970s. My assumption was that during war it is possible to conclude that enemy forces behave in the same manner in order to reach the identical goal, that of victory over the ‘other’ side. I sought to ascertain how under the selfsame conditions they could be considered as enemies.
Divided only by the 17th Parallel: A Study of Similarities Between American and Vietnamese Soldiers in Selected Works
By close reading of six texts, three from Vietnamese and three from American perspectives, I have attempted to extract their similar views from each in order to create a context in which the likeness of each side is demonstrated. This was achieved by exploring four themes: those of landscape, time, conflict and ghosts. It was discovered that the protagonists’ behaviour was the same and that rather than being the others’ adversary their true enemies were found within their own ranks.
The results indicate that a wider perspective should be adopted on war than one which regards it as a simplistic binary consisting of two opposing sides. Contrary to any supposition that enemies must remain separated, there is more than enough evidence for one to conclude that they actually occupied mutual psychological territory.
Key Terms: Landscape, time, ghosts, psychological damage, Reader Response, CSR, PTSD, New Historicism, dehumanisation, conditions of war, 1954 Geneva Agreement, ideology, war literature. / English Literature / M.A. (English Literature)
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'n Bestekopname van die Afrikaanse roman 1934-1939 in terugblik vanuit die negentigerjare. / A survey of the Afrikaans novel from the period 1934-1939 from a nineties perspectiveHoward, Elsabé Loïs 11 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / Hierdie studie is 'n herskepping van die wereld van die Afrikaanse roman van 1934-1939. Al die
romans is bekom en gelees. Die beskikbaarheid van hierdie romans word aangedui. 'n Sketsmatige
beeld van elke roman word gegee, waarin die aard daarvan aangetoon word ten opsigte van die
volgende aspekte: milieu, tema en konflik (moreel, religieus, maatskaplik, polities). Die lotgevalle
van hierdie romans is nagegaan aan die hand van tydgenootlike resepsiegeskiedenis, sowel as die
van die literatuurgeskiedskrywing tot op hede. Hieruit het dit geblyk dat sekere romans aanvanklik
hoog aangeslaan is, maar nie in die kanon opgeneem is nie. Moontlike redes hiervoor word
ondersoek. Na my oordeel verdien Die loutering van Petrus deur Ella Fischer en Die jare daarna
deur Aletta Steyn 'n herbesoek. Albei romans is boeiend en interessant, die karakters "lewe" en dit
wat hul beleef en ervaar, spreek steeds tot die leser van die negentigerjare / This study is a recreation of the world of the Afrikaans novel of 1934-1939. All the novels were
obtained and read. The availability of these novels is indicated. A schematic account of each novel
is given, in which the nature of each is explicated in respect of the following aspects: milieu, theme
and conflict (moral, religious, social and political). The fate of these novels was researched in the
context of their contemporary reception history and that of literary historiography to date. From
the study it appears that certain novels were initially highly acclaimed, but were not included in the
canon. Possible reasons for this are investigated. It is my opinion that Die loutering van Petrus by
Ella Fischer and Die }are daarna by Aletta Steyn need to be re-evaluated. Both novels are
absorbing and interesting, the characters are lifelike and their life experiences are still relevant to
the reader of the nineties / Afrikaans and Theory of Literature / M.A. (Afrikaans)
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Die vrou as outobiograaf: die Suid-Afrikaanse konteksNortje, Sandra 30 June 2007 (has links)
This dissertation is a report on a study about autobiography as genre, focusing on the voice
of the white, Afrikaans-speaking woman. The point of departure for this study was a survey
of the number of autobiographies written in Afrikaans by these women. With the focus on
the limited number of such autobiographies three autobiographies were studied, namely,
Met die Boere in die veld (Sarah Raal), My beskeie deel (M.E.R.) and 'n Wonderlike geweld
(Elsa Joubert). Within the framework of the complexity systems theory the role of the
observer (author/reader) was studied to determine the possibility of demonstrating that
when reading/writing an autobiography, some epistemological changes may occur,
manifesting as conceptual changes in the mind of the observer. It could be demonstrated
that because of women's sensitivity to interpersonal relationships they are capable of acting
as unique registers of the complexity of individual existence, while remaining aware of the
constant influence, effect and needs of the other. / AFRIKAANS & THEORY OF LIT / MA (AFRIKAANS)
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„Geschrieben um Unsertwillen“ (Römer 4,24)? : die Verweise auf die Vergangenheit Israels in der Argumentation des Römerbriefs / „Written for our sake“ [Romans 4:24]? : Paul’s references to Israel’s past in the rhetoric of RomansLüling, Manuel 10 1900 (has links)
Text in German / An drei Stellen im Römerbrief verweist Paulus auf die Vergangenheit Israels: auf Abraham
in Röm 4,1–25, auf Abrahams Nachkommen, Mose und Pharao in Röm 9,6–18 und
auf Elija in Röm 11,1–10. Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist die Bedeutung dieser Verweise
auf die Vergangenheit Israels für die Argumentation des Römerbriefs. Nach der Analyse
der rhetorischen Situation und der Einordnung der relevanten Stellen in die rhetorische
Makrostruktur des Briefs werden alttestamentlicher Kontext und frühjüdische Rezeption
der rezipierten Ereignisse untersucht. Auf diesem Hintergrund werden die drei
Passagen detailliert betrachtet, indem der Argumentationsgang untersucht und die mögliche
rhetorische Wirkung auf die Adressaten aus sechs unterschiedlichen Perspektiven
analysiert wird: mit hoher Schriftkenntnis, mit geringer Schriftkenntnis, aus jüdischer,
nichtjüdischer, christlicher und stadtrömischer Perspektive. Auf diese Weise können
unterschiedliche Aspekte der leserseitigen Rezeption differenziert wahrgenommen werden,
bevor sie zu einem Gesamtbild zusammengeführt werden. / New Testament
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Die vrou as outobiograaf: die Suid-Afrikaanse konteksNortje, Sandra 30 June 2007 (has links)
This dissertation is a report on a study about autobiography as genre, focusing on the voice
of the white, Afrikaans-speaking woman. The point of departure for this study was a survey
of the number of autobiographies written in Afrikaans by these women. With the focus on
the limited number of such autobiographies three autobiographies were studied, namely,
Met die Boere in die veld (Sarah Raal), My beskeie deel (M.E.R.) and 'n Wonderlike geweld
(Elsa Joubert). Within the framework of the complexity systems theory the role of the
observer (author/reader) was studied to determine the possibility of demonstrating that
when reading/writing an autobiography, some epistemological changes may occur,
manifesting as conceptual changes in the mind of the observer. It could be demonstrated
that because of women's sensitivity to interpersonal relationships they are capable of acting
as unique registers of the complexity of individual existence, while remaining aware of the
constant influence, effect and needs of the other. / AFRIKAANS and THEORY OF LIT / MA (AFRIKAANS)
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„Geschrieben um Unsertwillen“ (Römer 4,24)? : die Verweise auf die Vergangenheit Israels in der Argumentation des Römerbriefs / „Written for our sake“ [Romans 4:24]? : Paul’s references to Israel’s past in the rhetoric of RomansLüling, Manuel 10 1900 (has links)
Text in German / An drei Stellen im Römerbrief verweist Paulus auf die Vergangenheit Israels: auf Abraham
in Röm 4,1–25, auf Abrahams Nachkommen, Mose und Pharao in Röm 9,6–18 und
auf Elija in Röm 11,1–10. Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist die Bedeutung dieser Verweise
auf die Vergangenheit Israels für die Argumentation des Römerbriefs. Nach der Analyse
der rhetorischen Situation und der Einordnung der relevanten Stellen in die rhetorische
Makrostruktur des Briefs werden alttestamentlicher Kontext und frühjüdische Rezeption
der rezipierten Ereignisse untersucht. Auf diesem Hintergrund werden die drei
Passagen detailliert betrachtet, indem der Argumentationsgang untersucht und die mögliche
rhetorische Wirkung auf die Adressaten aus sechs unterschiedlichen Perspektiven
analysiert wird: mit hoher Schriftkenntnis, mit geringer Schriftkenntnis, aus jüdischer,
nichtjüdischer, christlicher und stadtrömischer Perspektive. Auf diese Weise können
unterschiedliche Aspekte der leserseitigen Rezeption differenziert wahrgenommen werden,
bevor sie zu einem Gesamtbild zusammengeführt werden. / New Testament
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