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Begrens én onbegrens : intertekstualiteit in die oeuvre van H.J. Pieterse
(North-West University, 2010)
This dissertation attempts to investigate the intertextual modus operandi in the oeuvre of H.J. Pieterse, with specific focus on his volumes, Alruin (1989) and Die burg van hertog Bloubaard (2000). The overarching purpose ...
The formation and transformation of identity in the novel and film of Great expectations by Charles Dickens
(North-West University, 2008)
The research done in this study was motivated by the notion that individuals (or
societies) create their own reality through the specific space they occupy at a certain
moment in time. This concept of reality implies an ...
Destabilisering van heteronormatiwiteit ten opsigte van homoseksualiteit, vigs en dood in queer narratiewe
(North-West University, 2012)
In this dissertation the connection that is assumed between homosexuality and death in Western culture is investigated. The way in which this connection manifests in terms of a heteronormative aids discourse in literary ...
Recent developments in Tswana literature : a narratological study of short stories of B.D. Magoleng and S.A. Moroke
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2002)
In this thesis some trends in Setswana literature of the past 50 years are described
and analysed. Through the analyses of selected short stories by Moroke and
Magoleng, thematic and stylistic aspects are discussed. The ...
Die herskryf van die roman Die swye van Mario Salviati van Etienne van Heerden as 'n draaiboek, met spesifieke fokus op identiteit, hibriditeit en liminaliteit
(North-West University, 2007)
This study explores the possibilities of rewriting the text of a complex novel as a film
script. Film is an important contemporary artform but the actuality of the thematic
content of contemporary Afrikaans novels is not ...
Artis bene moriendi, voorskrifte & tekeninge vir 'n goeie dood : Memorandum : 'n verhaal met skilderye
(North-West University, 2009)
This dissertation attempts to research the construction of meaning through the analysis and interpretation of the multi-textual novel Memorandum: 'n verhaal met skilderve by Marlene van Niekerk and Adriaan van Zyl. Memorandum ...
Fokalisasie en vertelinstansie in die representasie van gestremdheid in geselekteerde Afrikaanse romans
(North-West University, 2012)
In this dissertation the boundaries between normality and disability are investigated, as well as how these boundaries can be represented and changed through literary works. The purpose of this study is to examine the ...
Aspekte van lyding in die poësie van Elisabeth Eybers
(North-West University, 2003)
Suffering is pati of life and is often ngarded as a universal theme in literawe. The oeuvre of the Afrikaans poet, Elisabeth Eybers, is characterised by the way in which the poet deals with suffering. In this study Eybers's ...
Tussen Gariep en Niger : die representasie en konfigurasie van grense, liminaliteit en hibriditeit in Kleur kom nooit alleen nie van Antjie Krog
(North-West University, 2007)
The volume of poetry Kleur kom nooit alleen nie (Colour never comes on its own) by
Antjie Krog, is analysed extensively in this thesis. The main focus of the study is the
way in which metaphors associated with boundaries, ...
Die rol van identiteit en ruimte in die uitbeelding van vrouekarakters in geselekteerde romans van Elsa Joubert
(North-West University, 2004)
Elsa Joubert has been a prominent author of Afrikaans novels since the 1950's and has received several important literary prizes. This dissertation is a study of issues of identity and the experience of the female characters ...