Many Southern Sotho authors have made important contributions
to Southern Sotho literature. Their works cover a wide range of
subjects which evince great differenees in significance and depth.
We note this in the different books they have written and the
themes they have treated. Unfortunately, to date, no serious
evaluation of their books has been attempted. The real value of
the works is still unkrown to the reader. No effort has been made
to unearth the gist of the artist's imaginative power and also to
pin-point the weaknesses, so that they oan be remedied. The critical
and creative functions must be developed simultaneously if
our literature is to attain great heights. At present there is,
in most works, a kind of 'stagnation' and spiritual poverty which
is realized in a failure to appreciate the meaning of our cultural
milieu. We live, as it were, consciously in the present, out- -
rooted and transported from cultural forces as if they do not impinge
on our minds . There is a lack of depth and failure to recapture
the essence of human feeling and thought, less ability and
intellectual skill to interpret the world around, and a general
incompetence to explain and unfold the very being of human sensitivity. / African Languages / M.A. (Bantu Languages)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/27675 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Alosi, J. M. (Johannes Moloi) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (111 pages), application/pdf |
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