It is evident in Antjie Krog's oeuvre that autobiographical aspects and themes play an
important role in her work, and that such aspects are in fact characteristic of all her
work. In this study the relation between the autobiographical material in 'n Ander
Tongval (2003) and in some of her volumes of poetry is researched.
It is clear from the theoretical works that were consulted that the relation between the
text and "reality" can be extremely complex, because all autobiographical texts always
contain both autobiographical and fictional aspects. In the autobiographical text the
writer must constantly negotiate between the public and the private; in other words what
the writer chooses to remember and reveal, and what is concealed.
There are significant similarities between the autobiographical memories in 'n Ander
Tongva/ and a number of Antjie Krog's poems from the volumes Dogter van Jefta,
Otters in bronslaai, Jerusa/emgangers, Lady Anne, Gedigte 1989 - 1995 and Kleur kom
nooit aileen nie. It is evident, however, that the same information is presented very
differently in the poetic and narrative texts. Krog uses her memory very selectively and
she manipulates her memories in the representation of the poems. A reason for this
may be that she regards her poetry as personal, while the autobiographical text was
written for a bigger audience. The same argument applies to her use of different voices
("I" as well as other voices) which is used in both texts. / Thesis (M.A. (Afrikaans and Dutch))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/4953 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Van Schalkwyk, Julia Mariana |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | Afrikaans, other |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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