A Dissertation
Presented to the
Department of African Literature
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
In Fulfilment of the Requirements
for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy / This two part study of Tchicaya U Tam'Si's novels
reflects the twin objectives of the research project.
By showing in the first part the need for critical
criteria founded in the socio-historical and
linguistic realities of Africa, the hegemony of the
Western aesthetic canon with respect to African
writing is challenged. In the second part, by
applying a contextualised, syncretic critical approach
to U Tam'Si's prose works, important features not only
of his narrative but also of his poetic discourse are
illuminated. This movement from broad questions of
theory to focus on a specific body of writing makes it
possible to identify elements that may be considered
characteristic of African writing in general while at
the same time contributing to a better understanding
of a particular writer's creative expression. (Abbreviation abstract) / Andrew Chakane 2019
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/27845 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Creators | O'Grady, Betty |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf |
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