'n Vergelykende studie van twee jeugromans : Winterijs (2001) deur Peter van Gestel en Roepman (2004) deur Jan van Tonder
Date
2008-03
Authors
Roets, Kristel
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
This thesis is a comparative literature study of a Dutch and an Afrikaans novel that can be
read by the youth and adults alike and display similarities with regard to genre, content,
structure and theme. The novels are Winterijs (2001) by Peter van Gestel and Roepman
(2004) by Jan van Tonder. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction. In chapter 2 concepts
such as “crossover literature”, “cross publication”, “dual audience authors” and “dual
audience literature” are discussed. Chapter 3 presents an overview of the theory that
provides a conceptual framework for this study. The method of investigation that is
followed by Helma Van Lierop-Debrauwer and Neel Bastiaansen-Harks (2005) in their
study of the similarities and differences between an adolescent novel for the youth and an
adolescent novel for adults is used, as well as the theory of Victor Turner (1969) on the
concept of liminality. As it provides a useful method for approaching and analyzing the
two texts, the above mentioned theories are applied to Winterijs and Roepman in
Chapters 4 and 5, with specific reference to the representation of a male child narrator
with liminal characteristics. In chapter 6 the similarities and differences between the two
novels are pointed out and summarized. Conclusions are drawn and possibilities for
further research are presented in chapter 7.
Description
Thesis (MA (Afrikaans and Dutch))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.
Keywords
Jeugliteratuur, Liminaliteit, Gestel, Peter van -- Winterijs, Van Tonder, Jan,1954- -- Roepman, Van Tonder, Jan,1954- -- Criticism and interpretation, Gestel, Peter van -- Criticism and interpretation, Liminality in literature, Afrikaans literature -- History and criticism, Dissertations -- Afrikaans literature, Theses -- Afrikaans literature