This critical assessment is a study of B.K.M. Mtombeni's literary achievements in the
Tsonga literature. The literary trend which persists throughout his novels Mibya ya
nyekanyeka and Ndzi tshikeni, his volumes of short stories Ndzhaka ya vusiwana and
Mavala ya yingwe and his plays Malangavi ya mbilu, Vuhlangi bya vuhlangi and
Mihizo ya kayivela, was identified. Mtombeni has been a successful writer, who
through his thematic patterns, plot, characterization, language and style, was able to
bring out his ideas and thoughts to his readers effectively.
Each chapter of this study dealt with special literary issues which contributed to the
accomplishment of the research. The first chapter is a general introduction setting out
the aim of the research: a biographical sketch; definitions of key terms of the topic
and the literary approaches; the motivation behind the selection of the topic; the
method of research; and the scope and composition of subsequent chapters.
The thematic patterns of Mtombeni's works and his attitude to life are handled in
chapter two, whilst the focus of the third chapter is on conflict, which is a major
element of plot. Reference is also made to the other elements of plot such as climax
and denouement.
Chapter four addresses characterization with the aim of determining the lifelikeness,
plausibility and. credibility of characters in Mtombeni's works.
Chapter five analyses Mtombeni's language and style, the focus being on diction,
whilst syntactic patterns, preambles or introductory paragraphs, imagery, proverbs and
idioms, tone and dialogue form chapter six.
Mtombeni's use of patterned language in his plays is treated in the seventh chapter,
whilst the last chapter is the general conclusion of the study, with recommendations
for future research. / African Languages / D. Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/15657 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Nkuzana, K. J. |
| Contributors | Serudu, S. M. (Majelele Stephen), 1935- |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (ix, 304 leaves) |
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