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11	The image of women in selected Tsonga novels Mathye, Hlamalani Ruth 25 August 2009 (has links) This dissertation is a critical examination of selected Tsonga novels by male and female writers. Positive and negative images of women by these authors are analysed, compared and evaluated from a feminist perspective. Emphasis is laid on the manner in which Tsonga writers portray female characters in a changing society and the extent to which the images of women in this literature represent the present day woman. Adherence to ideological, cultural and traditional values as well as the differences in portrayal of women by male and female writers is also investigated. Through a comparison of novels written by male and female writers it is established that because of patriarchy these writers differ markedly in their portrayal of female characters. In all the novels analysed, the sociol-cultural context influences the way in which these writers portray female characters. Male writers promote traditional values which female writers strive to discard by portraying female characters who predominantly undermine stereotypical cultural sex-roles. / African languages / M.A. (African languages) Images of women Tsonga culture Patriarchy Nuclear family Feminist theory Feminism Black feminism Womanism Sex and gender Sex-roles Stereotype Androgyny 896.397832 Feminism and literature Sex role in literature Sex role -- South Africa Women in literature -- South Africa Tsonga fiction
12	The image of women in selected Tsonga novels Mathye, Hlamalani Ruth 25 August 2009 (has links) This dissertation is a critical examination of selected Tsonga novels by male and female writers. Positive and negative images of women by these authors are analysed, compared and evaluated from a feminist perspective. Emphasis is laid on the manner in which Tsonga writers portray female characters in a changing society and the extent to which the images of women in this literature represent the present day woman. Adherence to ideological, cultural and traditional values as well as the differences in portrayal of women by male and female writers is also investigated. Through a comparison of novels written by male and female writers it is established that because of patriarchy these writers differ markedly in their portrayal of female characters. In all the novels analysed, the sociol-cultural context influences the way in which these writers portray female characters. Male writers promote traditional values which female writers strive to discard by portraying female characters who predominantly undermine stereotypical cultural sex-roles. / African languages / M.A. (African languages) Images of women Tsonga culture Patriarchy Nuclear family Feminist theory Feminism Black feminism Womanism Sex and gender Sex-roles Stereotype Androgyny 896.397832 Feminism and literature Sex role in literature Sex role -- South Africa Women in literature -- South Africa Tsonga fiction
13	Life is a spectrum : a critical appraisal of some of Chauke's works Ndove, Mkhancane Daniel 06 1900 (has links) This dissertation critically appraises some ofChauke's literary works within a semiotic approach especially in terms of colours of the spectrwn. In this study the spectrum is reganled as a replica or symbol of man's various filcets of Jife. Analyses of the representations of "Life is a Spectrum" have been made in tenns of psychological and symbolic &.cets. Cbauke's narrative s1yle in delineating characters and milieus sketching received attention in the discussion. The cunent scenario in education and politics as well as socio-economic issues have also been dealt with. This study has revealed that Chauke is an author who dmws readers very close to his works that serve as mirrors of their lives. It bas been established that Chauke is an outstanding writer who uses real situations and events that are relevant to people•s life in this contempotaty situation. / African Languages / M.A. (African Languages) Life Spectrum Fictional writings Semiotics Denotation Connotation Symbolism Titling Verisimilitude Plausibility Narrator Narrative Narration Flash forward Flashback Poetic licence Frequency Stylistic Poetic justice Autodiegetics Homodiegetics Heterodiegetics Milieu 896.397832 Chauke, W. R. (Willie Richard), 1958-

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