Objektivering van die mensgestalte in die resente Afrikaanse en Nederlandse poësie
Abstract
In this study the aim is to investigate the phenomenon known as the objectification of the human image, a phenomenon which is a factor of constant literary import in poetry. The term "objectification" tries to give expression to that which the poet has made the object of his concern. It therefore concerns the conscious unfettering of the ego by creating an objective image. In spite of the obvious occurrence of this phenomenon in poetry, no substantial research has as yet been undertaken by scholars in the field of Afrikaans lyrical poetry. As a result of the non-existence of any fundamental theory on this subject, this study is mainly of an empirical nature. All possible objectifying techniques are therefore identified and analyzed in texts which are deemed appropriate for the research. A difficulty to be overcome was the many connotations implied by the term objectification. In the Afrikaans poetry the• Dertigers were taken as a point of departure. ln the work of the Dutch poets only the poetry of Martinus Nijhoff was investigated. The study has shown that objectification is brought about by various poetical techniques which make it possible for the reader to visualize an image objectively. During the investigation a significant feature noted was that self- objectification also formed a separate category. This means that the poet is in fact subjectively involved with reference to the ego- image created by him. The essence of objectification as a phenomenon in the process of literary
communication, lies in the specific idea which addresses the reader by means of the image. This means that the poet creates images with a specific aim in view. In other words, a definite meaning or truth is contained in the image, and this must be discovered by the reader. This investigation has shown that objectification is a consistent phenomenon in Afrikaans poetry since the Dertigers. It is viewed as a literary technique; in general, a universal literary phenomenon.
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