M.A. / Receiving favourable recognition during his life-time, Bosman's short stories have attracted increasing critical attention since his death. With the exception of Professor E. Davis's review of Mafeking Road in Trek, and Lily Rabkin's 'Tribute to Bosman in The Forum after his death, however, much of the early Bosman criticism tends to make sweeping value judgements, with critics' opinions occasionally influenced by the lurid elements in Bosman's personal life; Professor A.G. Hooper, for instance, is recorded as observing that 'Bosman's stories seemed to have a sort of bitterness in them, but this was perhaps due to his hard and bitter life...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:14049 |
| Date | 03 September 2015 |
| Creators | Siebert, Gillian |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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