Riana Scheepers se prosawerk sluit deur die fokus op die vrou, gesien vanuit die perspektief van die vrou, aan by die feministiese literatuur, en maak derhalwe 'n feministiese literatuurbenadering van haar werk moontlik. Haar oeuvre, vanaf Die ding in die vuur (1990), tot en met Die heidendogters jubel (1995), lewer 'n belangrike bydrae tot die Afrikaanse vroueliteratuur van die afgelope dekade. In die tematiese ondersoek na die spanning tussen weerloosheid en weerbaarheid is die ginokritiek van die Anglo-Amerikaanse feminis, Elaine Showalter, asook die sogenaamde mites wat in groot mate die gedrag van mans en vroue in die samelewing reel, as teoretiese uitgangspunt geneem. Met die feminisme en die gesosialiseerde opvattings oar die rolle van die geslagte as agtergrond, val die fokus op die vrou se stryd om te oorleef in 'n manlik-gedomineerde samelewing. Hierdie oorlewingstryd word veral geopenbaar in die vrou se verhouding met die man in 'n liefdes- of seksuele verhouding, maar raak ook haar posisie as vrou binne die breer sosiale konteks en haar verhouding met die man in die samelewing. As gevolg van die ongelyke magsverhouding tussen die geslagte waar die vrou in haar verhoudings met die man voortdurend konflik tussen weerloosheid en weerbaarheid. Hierdie spanning is 'n deurlopende tema in Scheepers se werk en die klem val deurgaans op die vergestalting daarvan.

The problem postulate which has led to this investigation is the discrepancy between on the one hand the perception of Scholtz's research as the norm to which Afrikaans linguistics is gauged and on the other hand the self-evident ignorance of his work by the average Afrikaans/Nederlands graduate. The subject is: An investigation into the linguistic and literary historic work of J. du P. Scholtz. The intention is to attempt to indicate the entire spectrum of Scholtz's research in these spheres. In order to give a complete picture of his contribution to Afrikaans one should describe the linguistic and literary historic contributions. His work as a cultural and art historian will be mentioned only briefly. Chapter 1 contains the results and analysis of an empirical investigation which was directed into an evaluation of Scholtz's work. In doing so an attempt is made to indicate that the above mentioned ignorance is not merely a personal and imagined scenario: Subsequently chapter 2 points out certain hitherto unknown biographical details and chapter 3 gives a comprehensive chronological outline of Scholtz's publications in an attempt to support the view of him as the norm according to which Afrikaans linguistics is gauged. This is followed by a comprehensive spectrum of his contributions with the focus primarily on his linguistic contributions in chapter 4. Raidt viewed his work from a chronological perspective in_order to trace his development but it is also. important, however, to illustrate the various spheres in which he operated. The entire range, viz diachronic and synchronic linguistics, lexicology, lexicography, linguistic textual analyses, linguistic criticism, socio-historic linguistics and correspondence with linguists is illustrated.

Since the formulation of the Katz-Postal Hypothesis Generative linguists have shown great interest in logical elements like quantifiers and negatives. Differences in the scope of these elements, which correspond to surface position, provide numerous counter examples to the thesis that all semantic information is represented in underlying structure. Part 1 of this study sketches the background of this problem and then examines critically the way in which two models of Generative Grammar, namely Interpretive and Generative Semantics, propose to account for the facts of the scope of negation. In Part 2 the correlation between the scope of negation and the distribution of Afrikaans negative particles is investigated. For the first negative particle this consists of testing its position and interpretation against the thesis generally held in linguistic theory that the leftmost logical element has the widest scope in the sentence. The results show that this particle functions to a considerable extent in the same way as the single negative of cognate languages like English and Dutch. It is argued that the Afrikaans negation differs from that of other standard Indo-European languages only in the presence of an additional negative element and that this element serves to mark the rightmost extent of the scope of negation. This hypothesis is also tested against the data and as a consequence the claim is made that it is well justified. The conclusion reached on the distributional facts is that they can be described in a simpler and more insightful way than has hitherto been done in Afrikaans grammar, if they are related to scope. In Chapter 8 the ability of the models of Generative and Interpretive Semantics to handle the facts of the Afrikaans negation is discussed. It is found that the highest degree of generalization can be achieved by the mechanisms provided by the former. It is therefore concluded that the Afrikaans negation supports the Generative rather than the Interpretive Semantics model.

This study investigated the functionality of space in Stephanus Muller’s Nagmusiek (2014). The influential works of Gaston Bachelard, Henri Lefebvre and Michel Foucault with regard to the house as a place of shelter and protection, social space as a social product and the principle of heterotopia were used as theoretical approaches to the analysis of the text. In this study the focus of analysis and discussion was on the relationship of Werner Ansbach, the fictional biographer, with the various spaces he enters. Ansbach’s relationship with his private space as well as his experience of public and social spaces in the Stellenbosch area and during his fieldwork, undertaken outside the geographical borders of the town, was investigated. This study discusses the influence that space has on the character as well as the character’s role in and contribution to the functionality of the space. The overlapping of and connection between various spaces through concrete as well as on a symbolic means were subjected to scrutiny. The connection of space highlights the relationship between private and public, between inside and outside, and the overlapping and merging of the concrete author with his fictitious biographer and with the South African composer Arnold van Wyk, the biographical subject of Nagmusiek.

This study investigates the problematic nature of personal relationships between certain writers and seeks to understand the nature of their relationship and the resulting influence on their work. The question of intellectual property rights is also raised - when two writers live together and discuss their ideas with one another, who owns the final text? Both feminism and psychoanalysis are used to investigate the relationships between the various writers. The work of Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung especially is used as basis for analysis. A modern lens is used to investigate the relationship between four local writers - the first example is the relationship between Ina Rousseau and Peter Blum, and the second example the relationship between Sheila Cussons and N.P. Van Wyk Louw. After this, the relationships between international writers are investigated - firstly the relationship between Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and then the relationship between Hélène Cixous and Jacques Derrida is studied. After using the lens of modernism, the focus moves to a post-modernism reading of the work of Hennie Aucamp and Koos Prinsloo, as well as the conversation that originated between these two writers. An investigation of Johann de Lange as a rewriter of their work is also conducted. Aucamp and Prinsloo had a mentor-mentee relationship, but in his work Prinsloo has insinuated that Aucamp was interested in a sexual relationship with him. However, De Lange contextualised this in his work and "corrected" Prinsloo's perception by stating that Aucamp merely intended to mentor Prinsloo and was not interested in any kind of intimate relationship with Prinsloo. Slavoj Žižek's theory is used as a possible solution for the question posed in this study. His work represents a bridge between the modern and post-modern readings of the works studied here. Applying his theory, the study attempts to bridge the gap between modernism and postmodernism. Žižek investigates the nature of the relationship between the viewer/reader and the artwork, as well as the suspension of the borders between fiction and reality. He investigates the fictional space, as well as the interaction of the reader/viewer with this space. Judith Butler's theories regarding gender construction are also used to inform the interpretation.

Hierdie tesis het ten doel om inhoud te gee aan die konsepte primardialiteit en simbolisering en om die verhouding tussen primordialiteit en simbolisering te ondersoek. In hierdie werk word gepostuleer: 1. dat daar 'n primordiale wereld in Ietterkunde bestaan; 2. dat die proses van simboliseling nodig is vir die oorgang na die primordiale wȇreld in letterkunde: en 3. dat primordialiteit en die proses van simboliseling waarmee tot die primordiale wȇreld oorgegaan word, tot 'n evalueerende konsep van die literȇre teks ontwikke1.

Daar is ivialeise en Portugese woorde in Afrikaans "Wat die volksplanters in 1652 met hul na die Kaap saamgebring het, en daar is woorde wat aan die Kaap self uit die hawe-en slawe taal en uit die taal van die Oosterse bannelinge of hul nageslag in die taal van die Kapenare gekom het. Al sulke Ivialeise en Fortugese woorde sal hier ter sprake kom.

Includes bibliographical references. / This dissertation seeks to explore the notion of "trauma" as a useful tool in the analysis of literary texts. For this reason, aspects of psychological theory pertaining to trauma will be applied to various Afrikaans texts. Horrelpoot (2006) by Eben Venter, as well as Equatoria (2006) by Tom Dreyer will form the backbone of this analysis. Attention will also be paid to the Heart of Darkness (by Joseph Conrad) intertext that appears in both. To expand the analysis, a brief overview of trauma in three other literary texts will also be included. These include Kennis van die Aand (1973) by Andre P Brink, Die Onsigbares (2003) by EKM Didio and In Stede van die Liefde (2005) by Etienne van Heerden. The aim will be to ascertain whether there is a generic way in which authors apply trauma within literary texts, or whether there are different ways of implementing this theme in the novels. Opsomming: Hierdie verhandeling is daarop gemik om ondersoek in te stel of "trauma" 'n bruikbare kategorie is in die analise van literere tekste. Die sielkundige teorie rakende trauma sal dus toegepas word op verskeie Afrikaanse tekste. Die hooffokus sal op Horrelpoot (2006) deur Eben Venter en Equatoria (2006) deur Tom Dreyer wees. Daar sal ook aandag gegee word aan die Heart of Darkness (deur Joseph Conrad) as interteks in albei verhale. Om die ondersoek uit te brei sal 'n bondige oorsig van trauma in drie ander Afrikaanse tekste ook gegee word, naamlik Kennis van die Aand (1973) deur Andre P Brink, Die Onsigbares (2003) deur EKM Didio en In Stede van die Liefde (2005) deur Etienne van Heerden. Daar sal spesifiek gekyk word of die skrywers die trauma-gegewe op dieselfde manier gebruik en of daar verskillende maniere is om met hierdie tematiek te werk te gaan.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-130). / Die tesis ondersoek die intertekstuele gesprek in Van Heerden se oeuvre met betrekking tot die temas van narratief, trauma en heling. Teoretiese uitgangspunte vanuit literere en sielkundige ondersoekterreine word gebruik. Ek fokus op narratief en trauma in Van Heerden se romans Matoli (1978), Toorberg (1986), Casspirs en Campari 's (1991), Die stoetmeester (1993), Kikoejoe (1996), Die sYrye van Mario Salviati (2000), In stede van die liefde (2005) en Asbesmiddag (2007). Verskillende fasette van die verwerking van trauma op individuele en kollektiewe vlak, wat regdeur Van Heerden se werk loop, word ondersoek. Daar word gekyk na die temas van verwonding en verskeurdheid en die moontlikheid van heling en versoening in Van Heerden se romans. Die verwerking en herskryf van die verlede, op individuele en kollektiewe vlak; kwessies rondom identiteit nadat 'n lewensnarratief deur trauma verwoes is; die soeke na 'n nuwe toekoms en versoening, versoening met die self, in die gesin en in die land word ondersoek in terme van narratief en trauma. Daar word gekyk na die temas van die verwerking van die verlede, die skuldgevoel van Suid-Afrikaners gedurende en na apartheid, en die verwonding van mense gedurende apartheid. Onderdrukte fasette van die geskiedenis kom na vore in Van Heerden se oeuvre, wat 'n stem gee aan diegene wat in die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedskrywing gemarginaliseer is. Die soeke na identiteit mi 'n traumatiese belewenis en die (on-)moontlikheid van he ling is sentrale temas by Van Heerden. Daar word ondersoek ingestel na die intertekstuele 'gesprek' tussen Van Heerden se romans aangaande sentrale temas wat op mekaar bou in sy werk. Van Heerden se oeuvre bevestig die helende potensiaal van narratief deur die wyse waarop die temas van verwonding en heling, wat deurlopend in sy werk voorkom, uitgebeeld word.

In his academic work Willem Anker shows a strong interest in the theoretical framework of schizoanalysis as developed by the French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. Anker’s academic interest serves as the impetus for this study’s consideration of the possible influence of the schizoanalysis on Anker’s drama text Samsa-masjien (2015). The study uses the theoretical lens of schizoanalysis to analyse Samsa-masjien. It presents the text as an example of how Anker forms a creative alliance with Deleuze and Guattari. Furthermore, the intertextual conversation between Samsa-masjien and Franz Kafka’s Die Verwandlung (1915) and Josefine, die Sängerin oder Das Volk der Mäuse (1924) is highlighted. Kafka forms the central reference in Deleuze and Guattari’s minor theory. In this theory they describe Kafka as minor author and his literary works as minor literature. Taking into account the intertextual conversations between Samsa-masjien and some of Kafka’s works and following Deleuze and Guattari’s theory on Kafka, the possibility of regarding Samsamasjien as minor literature and Anker as minor author is brought into consideration. In considering Anker as minor author information not pertaining to the text is also brought into question (as with Deleuze and Guattari’s study of Kafka). Anker’s relation to the constructs of agency, inheritance and the female subject are investigated, in order to critically consider the manner in which he claims his minor position. The study relates to the feminist critique on Deleuze and Guattari and argues that Anker forms part of the problematic, masculine culture which Deleuze and Guattari symbolise for a number of prominent feminist literary theoriticians.