A History of South African Literature

ISBN-13: 9780521554855 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 314 str.

Christopher Heywood

Opis

Christopher Heywood surveys representative South African poems, plays and prose works in five literary traditions: Khoisan, Nguni-Sotho, Afrikaans, English, and Indian. Heywood's selections include over 100 authors and selected works--covering poetry, theater and prose. Explored in the context of crises leading to the formation of modern South Africa, South African literature emerges from this study as one of the great literatures of the modern world.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'Heywood delivers a most readable, even penetrating summary of South African writing, from ancient Khoisan folktales …' South African Historical Journal

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; List of abbreviations; Literary map of South Africa; 1. Introduction: communities and rites of passage; Part I. Towards Sharpeville: 2. Poetry before Sharpeville: singing, protest, writing; 3. Theatre before Fugard; 4. Prose classics: Schreiner to Mofolo; 5. Fiction of resistance and protest: Bosman to Mphahlele; Part II. Transformation: 6. Poetry after Sharpeville; 7. Theatre: Fugard to Mda; 8. Novels and stories after 1960; Notes; Glossary; Select bibliography; Index.