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- ItemDie digter as lewensvertolker : die rypheidspoesie van Elisabeth Eybers in 'Respyt' en 'Nuweling'(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1996) Bezuidenhout, Susanna Margaretha; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Poetry is in essence an interplay of signs. The mature poet fully exploits the possibilities of the sign system. Insights of various semioticians will serve to underpin my thesis that Elisabeth Eybers, particularly in Respyt (1993) and Nuweling (1994), encodes her experience of old age in a highly personal and innovative way. The poetic discourse in fact becomes a mode of perception and a means of interpretation.
- ItemMelt Brink as toneelskrywer(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1936) Uys, Cornelis Janse; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch.No abstract available
- ItemProsesse van transformasie in Lettie Viljoen se roman Karolina Ferreira (1993)(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1996) Viviers, Tanya; du Toit, P. A.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch.In this thesis the processes of transformation in Karolina Ferreira ( 1993) by Lettie Viljoen, are researched. The approach of this study is based on a poetical view of the author: "Die sug na vernuwing is die sug na transformasie. Die sug na transformasie is die verlange wat mens en wurm gemeen het." (Viljoen 1994:497). ("The desire for renewal is a desire for transformation. The desire for transformation is a longing which man and worm have in common." (My translation - TV)). The concept of transformation is interpreted in a specific manner, as given in the first chapter. Transformation is essentially a metamorphosis. This is on a human level an outward manifestation of a spiritual rebirth which leads to renewal. This transformation culminates in the central figure of the novel. Karolina Ferreira is an entomologist who travels to the village Voorspoed in the Orange Free State to research the moth species, Hebdomophruda crenilinea. The changes in her transform her into a "chosen" anti-patriarchal heroien, a "graced" mystical dancer, a moth-woman entomologist and a dream-afflicted traveller in transit. Signs of transformation are evident in the Free State milieu with its village hotel which becomes subject to political changes. Karolina's stay in Voorspoed grows into '"n transformasieproses waarin die self haar groter Self soek." (Gouws 1993:10): (a transformation process wherein her self seeks for her greater Self (my translation - TV)). During this process she is assisted by four companions, who also show signs of transformation. Willie September is Karolina's guide in the realm of the human psyche. Pol Habermaut keeps Karolina informed about socio-political events. A relationship develops between Karolina and a Buddhist, Jess Jankowitz. She also befriends Adelia Farber, a Spanish/South African painter. Within their different domains, all these characters have a transformative influence on Karolina, while they also become influenced by this process. This study will attempt to show that these single selected characters, as well as the "spaces" wherein they move, have as a common denominator, transformation.
- ItemDie Stoetmeester deur Etienne van Heerden binne die plaasromantradisie in Afrikaans(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1997) Wasserman, Herman; Viljoen, Louise; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch.This study examines Die Stoetmeester by Etienne van Heerden in the context of the tradition of the farm novel in Afrikaans literature in order to determine to what degree the novel follows the tradition and to what degree it deviates from the tradition or adds to it. This is done by firstly examining the early farm novel, a novel type that underwent an upsurge during the Thirties, and then by identifying certain distinctive characteristics that were displayed by the early farm novel. The course of development of the farm novel since the Thirties is subsequently examined to establish to what degree socio-political and literary-technical factors influences this development. Die Stoetmeester, as an example of recent farm novels in Afrikaans, is then examined according to the characteristics of the early farm novel that have been identified. The manner in which the subject is handled in Van Heerden's novel and what similarities with the early farm novels it displays, is then investigated. The differences that can be indicated and the causes for these differences is then examined.