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Time order in three novels of OK Matsepe : the story behind the textGrobler, Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz 11 1900 (has links)
One of the major text-oriented movements of the twentieth
century, structuralism interests itself in the structural
patterns of literary works. Gerard Genette, renowned French
structuralist, examined the complex relations between the
narrative and the story it tells. Among others, he dealt with
tense,which works with the relationship between the time of the
story (histoire) and the time of the text (recit). Thus he order concerns
the relationship between the succession of events in the story
and their arrangement in the text, duration has to do with distortion of narrative speed, while frequency denotes the
relationship between the number of times an event appears in the
story and the number of limes it is narrated or mentioned in the
text (Chapter 1).
Rooted in the aforementioned tenets, this study examines time
order, i.e.order relations, in three novels of Northern Sotho
author 0 K Matsepe, viz LeSitaphiri (Chapter 2), meqokqo ya Bjoko
(Chapter 3) and Letsofalela (Chapter 4). By reconstructing the
story from the text in each case, the remarkable extent to which
Matsepe deviated from linear chronology was revealed The
investigation disclosed numerous discrepancies between story-time
and text-time, in Genette's terms known as anachrolis: analepsis
which implies a "return to the past" and prolepsis denoting "a
leap into the future". All three works begin in medias res, which
means that the starting point of the text is not the starting
point of the story.
Through his abundant use of analepsis Matsepe manages to blur the
distinction between past and present, creating a literary
portrait of simultaneity and timelessness, a reality, yet
different from the real world. In a world fraught with magic,
turmoil and strife, peace can only be enjoyed when the
inhabitants have moved to a new locality. In so doing, Matsepe hints at another world as the eventual peaceful destination of
man. The few instances of prolepsis similarly stress that longing
for a better dispensation: on earth man is but a sojourner on his
way somewhere (Chapter 5). / African Languages / D. Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)
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Time order in three novels of OK Matsepe : the story behind the textGrobler, Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz 11 1900 (has links)
One of the major text-oriented movements of the twentieth
century, structuralism interests itself in the structural
patterns of literary works. Gerard Genette, renowned French
structuralist, examined the complex relations between the
narrative and the story it tells. Among others, he dealt with
tense,which works with the relationship between the time of the
story (histoire) and the time of the text (recit). Thus he order concerns
the relationship between the succession of events in the story
and their arrangement in the text, duration has to do with distortion of narrative speed, while frequency denotes the
relationship between the number of times an event appears in the
story and the number of limes it is narrated or mentioned in the
text (Chapter 1).
Rooted in the aforementioned tenets, this study examines time
order, i.e.order relations, in three novels of Northern Sotho
author 0 K Matsepe, viz LeSitaphiri (Chapter 2), meqokqo ya Bjoko
(Chapter 3) and Letsofalela (Chapter 4). By reconstructing the
story from the text in each case, the remarkable extent to which
Matsepe deviated from linear chronology was revealed The
investigation disclosed numerous discrepancies between story-time
and text-time, in Genette's terms known as anachrolis: analepsis
which implies a "return to the past" and prolepsis denoting "a
leap into the future". All three works begin in medias res, which
means that the starting point of the text is not the starting
point of the story.
Through his abundant use of analepsis Matsepe manages to blur the
distinction between past and present, creating a literary
portrait of simultaneity and timelessness, a reality, yet
different from the real world. In a world fraught with magic,
turmoil and strife, peace can only be enjoyed when the
inhabitants have moved to a new locality. In so doing, Matsepe hints at another world as the eventual peaceful destination of
man. The few instances of prolepsis similarly stress that longing
for a better dispensation: on earth man is but a sojourner on his
way somewhere (Chapter 5). / African Languages / D. Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)
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Khuetšo ya O.K. Matsepe go bangwadi ba SepediThobakgale, Raphehli Michael 03 November 2006 (has links)
Anyone wishing to laud Matsepe for his literary ability should first turn to Ramaila who was not only one of the first writers in Sepedi, but also taught his people to read. Some of his short stories in the volume entitled Molomatsebe (1951) bear testimony to his narrative skills, particularly 'Tšhelete ya Sepoko' and 'Moloi ga a na mmala' which are complex in structure, like a detective story. Apart from the Molomatsebe collection, he also wrote other works such as Taukobong (1953), Setlogolo sa Batau (1938) and Tša Bophelo bya Moruti Abraham Serote (1935). In 1959 a volume of praise poetry was published that he had collected in the various Sepedi-speaking regions. These verses are not only of cultural historical significance but the volume is also a valuable addition to Sepedi literature. The greatest merit of the poems is found in the fact that they are authentic recitations. To the Bapedi Ramaila is a pioneer; he was the first author in Sepedi and encouraged his people to educate themselves. Ramaila had many followers of which Matsepe was the most important. In the pre-Matsepe period authors mainly wrote about the problems Blacks encountered under Whites in the cities. For this reason the 'Makgoweng motif' is often referred to in Sepedi literature. The works are generally sermonizing in tone and a moral lesson was usually included. Readers later found them very tedious, and when Matsepe appeared on the scene, he took the material for his stories from days of long ago. He, therefore, wrote about kings and heroes, and about war and hunting. Whereas stories written before were no more that short narratives, Matsepe created voluminous novels. He also wrote poetry and published six volumes, some of them of admirable quality. He was twice awarded the S. E. Mqayi prize for literature by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science and Art). During one of these award ceremonies he said that he had become tired of the preaching by his predecessors; he intended to regale his readers with absorbing reading matter. While Ramaila taught people to read, Matsepe exposed them to great literature. Because Matsepe's stories were so interesting, they met with general approval almost immediately. This led to a change of direction in Sepedi literature that could to a great degree be attributed to Matsepe's writing. This thesis deals with the influence Matsepe had on other writers. The most important factors determining such an influence are also examined. In this research the avenues of description, comparison and interpretation are expolored. The narratological model was chosen and adapted as a descriptive framework. The emphasis is mainly on the facts used by the authors and the manner in which they were put together. In the latter case this means that not only was the organisation of the information taken into account, but consideration also given to a similarity in the usage of specific word and phrases without reverting to stylistics. In defining the meaning of influence, the concepts of similarity, imitation, translation and plagiarism were also examined and identified. In this context various angles of influence are discussed. The influence of one author on another, influence emanating from literature itself and the influence arising from circumstances were noted. In the research several writers have been named who are said to have been influenced by Matsepe. These conclusions have not been motivated, however. In this study it has therefore been found that these pronouncements were made at random and that influence cannot be considered in all of these cases. On the other hand, a number of authors of the younger generation were discovered who are familiar with Matsepe's work and who are indeed influenced by him. This study has also revealed that Sepedi literature can be divided into two periods. First there was Ramaila period during which people learned to read and write, followed by a second period when readers were no longer interested in dull moral narratives, and thus a new generation of authors emerged. This can be designated as the Matsepe period although it includes writers who have only lately come forward and have not been influenced by Matsepe. The demands of circumstances for a change of direction in Sepedi literature may be ascribed to this. The fact that the second period heralded the growth of this literature is mainly attributed to the satirical nature of many of these works. / Thesis (DLitt (African Languages))--University of Pretoria, 2005. / African Languages / unrestricted
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