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Breytenbach by die Afrikaanse kunstefeeste : karnaval en ritueel in sy dramatiese oeuvre

This study examines carnival and ritual in Breyten Breytenbach's dramatic oeuvre and focuses on his Afrikaans drama texts Boklied (1998) and Die toneelstuk (2001). Seeing that these dramas had their debut performances at the Afrikaans national arts festival, the Afrikaans festival phenomenon, as well as Breytenbach's texts will be discussed as framed Events, within a carnival environment, as defined and described by Russian philosopher Bakhtin.
The study evolves around three critical questions:
1. How does Bakhtin define the term "carnival" and could Afrikaans national arts festvals be seen as platforms for carnavalesque expression?
2. How does Professor Temple Hauptfleisch define an Event and why can the Afrikaans national arts festivals, as well as the drama texts under discussion, be seen as such Events?
3. How does Breyten Breytenbach's texts link up with Bakhtin's carnival theory and the ritual nature of the Dionysos festivals? / Afrikaans and Theory of Literature / M.A. (Afrikaans)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/2151
Date31 January 2007
CreatorsVan der Vyver, Louïne Marilize
ContributorsCoetser, J. L. (Johannes Lodewikus), 1952-
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageAfrikaans
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (v, 260 leaves)

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