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Kanaouti, Sophia. "Social value of literary reading : reading as socio-political practice." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2006. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54261/.
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This thesis attempts to illustrate the links between literary reading, social agency and social change using a Cultural Studies approach that addresses the construction of the literary reader in the English and Greek context in the twentieth century. Via Althusser's notion of the Ideological State Apparatuses and Balibar and Macherey's views of literary reading exerting power over the reader, the thesis questions notions of literature as an institution of suppression. It uses Williams's and Bennett's work, which address the reader in more emancipating terms and attempts to move beyond even these writers' work, theorising the existence of three types of literature reader, connected with education as a social institution. These are the adequate reader, the dependent reader, and the performing reader. Reading as performance addresses social change. Linking the reader's experience of the text with the understanding of language and following from that the state of being conscious of the experience of social reality, the thesis recognises a relationship between Williams's structures of feeling, Althusser's notion of the imaginary relationship of the person with her conditions of existence, and Aristotle's contention that the product of imagination (phantasmd) is needed in order for the person to understand; starting from them, it theorises what it calls historical imagination, as the imaginary reality that takes on the validity of history (of something that is believed to have happened beyond doubt) in the minds of the readers. The importance of language as a social parameter of access is underlined by the examination of official documents regarding literary educational policy and assessment, spanning the twentieth century. Lastly and very importantly, Bhabha's work on what he called a 'third space', together with Hall's 'arbitrary closure' and hooks's notion of negotiation leading to 'repositioning' are also used; thus the thesis sees reading as a 'third space' of negotiation, which encourages re-negotiation and re-positioning.
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Steyn, Amore. "Graham Newcater's Raka in its literary, musical and socio-political context." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28890.
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Sardenberg, Thiago Silva. "The all-seeing mirror: reflecting on vampires as allegories in socio-culturally sensitive literary works." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2012. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=4730.
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Esta dissertação tem como objetivo analisar a figura do vampiro na literatura como poderosa ferramenta de leitura e interpretação dos medos e angústias que afligem um determinado espaço sociocultural. Ao olhar para a evolução do vampiro literário através dos séculos dezenove, vinte e vinte e um, notamos que cada uma de suas encarnações difere dramaticamente da anterior, e no que o vampiro é reinventado, ele engaja-se num diálogo pertinente e coerente com questões de seu próprio tempo, nunca perdendo assim sua relevância. Sua existência heterogênea, explicitada na dissertação primariamente através das obras Carmilla, de Sheridan LeFanu, Dracula, de Bram Stoker, Eu Sou a Lenda, de Richard Matheson, Entrevista com o Vampiro, de Anne Rice e Fledgling, de Octavia Butler, e as diferentes questões suscitadas em cada uma dessas obras como a sexualidade, a alteridade e o hibridismo nos levarão ao entendimento de que o vampiro pode potencialmente desempenhar importante função alegórica, tornando-se um espelho da própria humanidade através da qual se sustentaThe present work aims at looking at the figure of the vampire in literature as powerful means of reading and interpreting the fears and anxieties of a specific socio-cultural space. By looking at the evolution of the literary vampire through the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries, we are able to notice that each of its incarnations dramatically differs from the previous one, and as vampires are reinvented, they engage in a coherent dialog with issues pertaining to their times, in a way that they never lose their relevance. Their heterogeneous existence, explicited in the dissertation primarily through Sheridan LeFanus Carmilla, Bram Stokers Dracula, Richard Mathesons I am Legend, Anne Rices Interview with the Vampire and Octavia Butlers Fledgling, and the different theoretical questions brought on by each of them such as sexuality, alterity and hybridity will lead us to the understanding that the vampire may potentially function as a powerful allegory as it becomes a mirror of the very humanity on which its life depends
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Stanford, T. J. F. "Their eyes they have clased? : a literary and socio-historical study of the representation in Luke." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.427305.
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Tribulato, Olga Rita Maria. "Studies in Greek nominal composition : headedness, centricity and socio-linguistic variation as evidenced in epigraphic and literary sources." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.613690.
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Davids, Steven Emlyn. "A socio-literary model for the socio-political interpretation of the seven prophetic messages in the Apocalypse of St. John : an exercise in theology done from the periphery." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21420.
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Bibliography: p. 171-181.This study is done from the periphery and designs a socio-literary model for the socio-political interpretation of the seven prophetic messages in the Apocalypse of St. John. The main function of the model is to highlight the author of Revelation's socio-political position in relation to the groups in society and the church, as well as John's socio-political aims. The secondary functions are to accentuate the groups involved within Revelation's context, their social characteristics, as well as their socio-political position in relation to one another and John's position towards them. The model attempts to show how John involves religion in the political arena as a means to influence his readers' construction of social reality. It further aims to contribute in our search into the socio-historical context and social function of Revelation. The design of the model is an endeavor to participate in the methodological debate regarding future research on Revelation. The model designed is the product of a synthesis of various socio-literary models. This study's contribution to the synthesis model is four fold. Firstly, the synthesis model is made applicable to the Apocalypse of John. Secondly, it adds to the synthesis model a primary rhetorical dimension and argues that Revelation is a piece of primary rhetoric. In primary rhetoric the rhetoric determines the literary techniques and constructions employed by the author of a text. On the basis of the work done by Collins (1979:104), this model attempts to specify the literary function of Revelation in more detail than was done before. Thirdly, this model builds on the work of Carney (1975:xvii,309)) and Elliott (1986:18f), and emphasizes the advantages of using the broadest possible socio-historical background. Fourthly, it strives to provide a scientific paradigm for studying the text from the perspective of the oppressed.
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Gupta, Nijay K. "Worship that makes sense : a cognitive and socio-literary approach to the theology of Paul's non-atonement cultic metaphors." Thesis, Durham University, 2009. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1351/.
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This thesis examines Paul's use of temple, priesthood, and (non-atonement) sacrificial metaphors from a cognitive and socio-literary perspective. The final conclusion of a number of scholars in this area of research is that Paul's cultic metaphors have the theological and rhetorical purpose of encouraging community formation and moral living. Such evaluations, however, often take place without paying sufficient attention to the complexity of Paul's cultic imagery as well as, from a methodological standpoint, what metaphors are and how they are used in thinking and communicating. Utilising the tools and insights of conceptual metaphor theory, this study seeks to approach this topic afresh by attending to how metaphors constitute a necessary platform of cognition. Thus, they have world-constructing and perception-transforming utility. In this study, we conclude that, far from being merely about ethics or ecclesiology, Paul's cultic metaphors act as vehicles for communicating his ineffable theology. Indeed, his use f such tropes illuminate such broad areas as his anthropology, pneumatology, and epistemology, as well as his understanding of holiness, purity, judgment, suffering, death, and obedience to God. By anchoring his converts' new experiences in Christ to the world of ancient cult, and its familiar set of terms and concepts, he was attempting to re-describe reality and develop a like-minded community of faith by articulating logike latreia - 'worship that makes sense' (Romans 12.1).
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Ntaganira, Vincent. "Alex La Guma’s short stories in relation to A Walk in the Night: A socio-political and literary analysis." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1640.
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Magister Artium - MAThe minithesis provides a detailed socio-political and literary analysis of A Walk in the Night: Seven stories from the streets of Cape Town. It investigates and systematically compares each short story to the novella or compares the short stories with each other and shows their thematic and formal similarities and differences. The results of the study will provide a valuable contribution to the study of African literature. It will complete what other critics have left out. No one among La Guma’s scholars has analysed the anthology as a single entity; most critics have analysed the novella and have not analysed the accompanying short stories. As a result, the relationships between the novella and the short stories are unknown to many readers. I argue that this needs to be corrected. In order to situate the thesis, the study also presents a selected list of critics who have studied the novella and the short stories, and indicates their achievements and their shortcomings. The study will be carried out from a Marxist perspective, and will explore the use of realist and naturalist literary styles. Marxism will provide the socio-political and theoretical framework. Naturalism and realism are the two main literary genres that occur in the anthology.
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Mashau, Godani Samuel. "Myth as a tool of literary, socio-economic, cultural and political liberation in selected works of Naguib Mahfouz, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Zakws Mda." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/849.
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Wallberg, Ulrika, and Anna Andersson. "Skönlitteratur i undervisningen : En studie gjord på lärares användning och elevers tankar kring skönlitteratur i undervisningen." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för humaniora, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-26947.
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Vi har valt att undersöka hur skönlitteratur används i undervisningen då vi anser att skönlitteratur kan utveckla lärandet och användas i många olika aspekter i undervisningen. Vårt gemensamma intresse av skönlitteratur skapade tanken att se hur det används i klassrummet. Målet var att få en insikt i hur skönlitteraturen används i undervisningen och få lärarnas samt elevernas tankar kring ämnet och hur de överensstämmer. För att få informationen om detta gjordes kvalitativa intervjuer med åtta lärare, en skolbibliotekarie och hundra elever. Resultaten visar hur lärarna arbetar kring skönlitteratur och även deras syn på hur den skulle kunna användas. Även elevernas tankar kring skönlitteratur i både undervisning och hemmamiljö sammanställdes. Analysen av resultaten visar att skönlitteratur används i ämnet svenska och att det då är störst fokus på högläsning. Eleverna ser till största del positivt på skönlitteratur och vill ha mer av det i undervisningen. Lärarna menar att de skulle vilja använda skönlitteratur mycket mer men att det framförallt är tidsbrist som hindrar dem.We chose to examine how fictional literature is used in education because we believe that fictional literature can aid learning and be used in many different aspects of education. We share a mutual interest in fictional literature and wanted to see how it is being used in the classrooms. The goal was to gain insight into how teachers, as well as students, are using fictional literature, their thoughts about the subject, and if the teacher´s and student´s views correspond. To gain this information we chose to conduct qualitative interviews with eight teachers, one librarian, and one hundred students. The results show how the teachers implement fictional literature in their education, as well as their view on how it could be used further. We also compiled information from the students in regard to both using fictional literature in the classroom as well as how they use it at home. The analysis show that fictional literature is used when learning Swedish and that the focus is on reading aloud. The students mostly view fictional literature positively and would like to see more of it in their learning. The teachers reported that they would like to use it more as well, but that lack of time prevents them from doing so.
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Leonardi, Barbara. "An exploration of gender stereotypes in the work of James Hogg." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/20351.
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A self-educated shepherd, Scottish writer James Hogg (1770-1835) spoke from a position outside the dominant discourse, depicting issues of his age related to gender, class, and ethnicity by giving voice to people from the margins and, thus (either consciously or unconsciously), revealing gender politics and Britain's imperial aims. Hogg’s contemporary critics received his work rather negatively, viewing his subjects such as prostitution, out-of-wedlock-pregnancy, infanticide, and the violence of war as violating the principles of literary politeness. Hogg’s obstinacy in addressing these issues, however, supports the thesis that his aim was far more significant than challenging the expectations of his contemporary readers. This project shows that pragmatics can be applied productively to literature because its eclecticism offers the possibility of developing a detailed discussion about three aspects of literary communication—the author, the reader and the text—without prioritising any of them. Literature is an instance of language in use (the field of pragmatics) where an author creates the texts and a reader recreates the author’s message through the text. Analysis of Hogg’s flouting of Grice’s maxims for communication strategies and of his defying the principles of politeness enables a theoretically supported discussion about Hogg’s possible intentions, as well as about how his intentions were perceived by the literary establishment of his time; while both relevance theory and Bakhtin’s socio-linguistics enriched by a historically contextualised politeness shed new light on the negative reception of Hogg’s texts.
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Kim, Bo Hyun. "Métis et Métèque : postures littéraires chez Linda Lê et Henri Lopes." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020STRAC009.
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Le présent travail vise à parcourir l’itinéraire de la construction de la posture littéraire de deux écrivains, Henri Lopes et Linda Lê. La notion de posture est ici considérée en deux temps, afin d’expliquer le processus par lequel les deux écrivains se présentent respectivement en tant que métis et métèque : il s’agit d’abord de l’appréhension de l’écrivain d’une part, comme un corps, sujet de l’influence sociale, dans lequel les habitus sociolinguistiques s’intériorisent, et de l’autre, comme un agent situé dans l’institution littéraire, en interaction avec d’autres espaces, politique, éditorial et médiatique ; dans cette analyse, on peut constater que les deux écrivains construisent leur image auctoriale par ajustements, en sorte que cette dernière présente une cohérence et une pertinence avec les faits biographiques. En second lieu, nous remarquons que leurs projets littéraires tendent à participer, par le biais de la pratique autofictionnelle, à ce processus de la construction posturale, notamment en mettant en scène des héros qui ressemblent à leurs auteurs ; nous observons une convergence des deux auteurs dans la façon dont ils valorisent, dans leurs romans, une série de persécutions et de compensations, comme expérience existentielle de leurs personnages, représentant le Métis et le MétèqueThis thesis aims to examine the literary itinerary of two writers, Henri Lopes and Linda Lê. It uses the concept of posture to explain the process in which the two writers present themselves as Métis (half-breed) and Métèque (metic, alien), respectively. First of all, through the concept of posture, I analyze the writer both as a body that is subject to the social influence, interiorizing the sociolinguistic habitus, and as an agent that is situated in the literary institution, interacting with political, editorial and media spaces; the two writers build, by adjustments, their auctorial image which is coherent with and relevant to their biographical facts. Secondly, their literary projects tend to participate, through the autofictional practices, in this process of postural construction, especially by staging the protagonists who resemble their own authors. These two writers converge with one another in validating, in their novels, a series of persecutions and of compensations, as existential experiences of their protagonists, representing the métis and the métèque
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Lévêque-Fougre, Mélanie. "En passant par la Lorraine : poétique et milieu socio-littéraire des trouvères lorrains du XIIIe au début du XIVe siècle." Thesis, Paris 4, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA040177.
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La lyrique lorraine connut son plein essor au XIIIe siècle et au début du XIVe. Terre d’entre-deux, la Lorraine, héritière directe du duché de Haute-Lotharingie, a abrité un groupe de trouvères que la langue française, la culture et les aspirations politiques rapprochaient étroitement du Royaume de France, alors même qu’ils composaient en terre d’Empire. Cette étude vise d’abord à identifier ces poètes à travers une approche à la fois biographique et réticulaire permettant de découvrir l’individu et de le replacer dans son milieu socio-littéraire. Elle cherche ensuite à caractériser le style propre à chacun de ces trouvères et la persona littéraire qu’ils ont façonnée par l’écriture. Pour ce faire, elle s’appuie sur un corpus de textes dont la variété générique (pastourelles, chansons et jeux-partis) révèle l’étendue du répertoire lorrain et rend possible l’identification des spécificités de la lyrique lorraine à travers l’étude comparative d’éléments thématiques et formels. Or, cette image littéraire ne peut prendre forme que si l’on tient également compte de l’horizon d’attente d’un public qui trouve son plaisir dans la reconnaissance des topoï lyriques, subtilement adaptés par le poète, et qui cherche son plus beau reflet dans le miroir tendu par le trouvère, prenant ainsi une part active à la création littéraire et la survivance de certaines pièces. Il s’agit donc de cartographier l’espace poétique lorrain et de montrer comment, à travers son réseaulittéraire et la production de ses trouvères, cette région peut être considérée, à l’instar des régions voisines du Nord et de la Champagne, comme une terre lyrique et une province littéraireLyrical poetry from Lorraine is highly prized in the thirteenth and the early first half of the fourteenth centuries. The Buffer area located between the Kingdom of France and the Germanic Empire, Lorraine has almost the same border as the duchy of Haute-Lotharingie. Trouvères who live in this area speak the same French language, share the same culture and have similar political ambitions. All of these points bring them closer to France, even though they depend politically on the Germanic Empire. The present work aims at identifying these poets thanks to a biographical approach and an analysis of social and literary networks that make it possible to uncover each poet and his background. I tried also to distinguish features of each poet and their persona created by writing. Consequently, I chose miscellaneous poems from different genres (pastourelles, jeux-partis and songs) that reveal Lorraine poetry’s variety. A comparative analysis of the themes and forms of these poems brings to light characteristics of Lorraine poetry. Nevertheless, this approach would be incomplete without a study of the poems’ reception. Actually, out of these poetic forms, comes a literary society more or less fictive in which the trouvères and their lords are side by side. This public appreciates lyrical topoï that the poet adapts cleverly and in which he finds his own picture. All things considered, public contributes to lyrical poetry’s creation. In this work, I want torepresent the poetical area of Lorraine and prove that, thanks to her literary network and to trouvères’ output, this area can be considered a veritable lyrical country, like adjoining areas, in particular Champagne and the North
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Van, der Walt Clarke Phillip. "A Literary and Socio-historical Comparison between the Prayers of Esther (LXX) and Judith." Diss., 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30325.
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This study aims to point out the literary and socio-historical relationship between the prayers of Esther (Est.4.17.11-26 (Addition C) (14)) and Judith (Jdt.9). By making use of a literary analysis in terms of syntax, discourse structure, language, style, rhetorical figures, form and tradition, a comparison is made between the prayers to point out the literary agreements and differences. Subsequently an attempt is made to interpret the prayers against the social background(s) within which they originated. The events in the prayers are especially brought into relation with the Maccabaean era (168 BCE – 37 CE) with the purpose of determining how the authors of each prayer associated their own historical situation with the events of the Maccabaean crisis (168 BCE – 162/161 BCE). The characters that each of the authors introduces to the readers have a definite influence in the interpretation of Esther and Judith’s prayers. It is for this reason that the author, or at least what is learned about him through the text, and his interpretation of the events within his social situation, is investigated. A further investigation concentrates on the strategy that the authors used in terms of ‘genre’, contents and organization with the purpose of conveying their message to their readers. Further, an attempt is made to combine the results of this study with the intention of identifying the possible Grundlage, which may be the basic form of the prayers as they were accepted into the LXX. A hypothesis is also stated at the end of this study about how the Grundlage may have developed and which possible events throughout history could have played a role in the final form of Esther and Judith’s prayers, as accepted into the LXX. The theory of Moore (1982: 594) that the close relation of Esther and Judith with Daniel can best be explained by a possible common biblical heritage, is discussed and measured at the hand of the hypothesis of a common Grundlage for the prayers. Zeitlin’s argument (1972: 14, 15-21) that the prayers existed on polemical grounds, is also measured against the proposal of a common Grundlage. The eventual purpose of this study is then to point out what details can be derived from texts that are compared with each other by means of a literary and socio-historical comparison.Dissertation (Magister Artium (Ancient Languages and Culture))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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Ntaganira, Vincent. "Alex La Guma's short stories in relation to "A walk in the night": a socio-political and literary analysis." Thesis, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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This thesis provides a detailed socio-political and literary analysis of "A walk in the night : seven stories from the streets of Cape Town"
. It investigated and systematically compared each short story to the novella or compared the short stories with each other and showed their thematic and formal similarities and differences.
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Musvoto, Rangarirai Alfred. "Society writ large: the vision of three Zimbabwean women writers." Diss., 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24663.
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This study explores the social ‘vision’ of three Shona women writers vis-à-vis their Zimbabwean society, attempting to ascertain whether this vision is entrenched in the post-independence context or has been shaped by the whole canvas of colonization and its impact on Shona society. For this purpose, Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions (1988), Yvonne Vera’s Why Don’t You Carve Other Animals (1992) and Freedom Nyamubaya’s Dusk of Dawn (1995) have been selected to explore the representation of Zimbabwean society in different artistic genres. The approach is mainly socio-historical, examining the selected texts in the context of Zimbabwean history and paying attention to how the socio-political dynamics in both colonial Rhodesia and post-independence Zimbabwe influence the creative output of Zimbabwean writers, in general, and of the selected writers, in particular. In addition, this study refers to other aspects of literary theory, especially African feminist theories, since all three writers discuss the plight of black African women. This study consists of four chapters arranged according to the historical period in which the texts are set, which coincides with publication date. Chapter One provides a general background to Zimbabwean writing in English to root the study in the socio-historical experiences of the country. This chapter thus considers the works of both white and black writers. Chapter Two discusses Nervous Conditions, critiquing it as a women’s narrative in a social realist mode, because it portrays the social and political forces as significant shapers of human lives. Chapter Three analyzes Why Don’t You Carve Other Animals as a text in the fabulist mode, which re-imagines cultural and literary politics. Nyamubaya’s poetry, discussed in Chapter Four, is autobiographical and ideological. It revisits the Zimbabwean liberation war, situating it within both the private and national spheres, and arguing that such a standpoint emanates from Nyamubaya’s need to make sense of her own experiences during the war and in post-independence Zimbabwe. In conclusion, the study summarizes the major findings of the research, analyzing these against the background to Zimbabwean writing in English given in Chapter One.Dissertation (MA (English))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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Hladík, Jakub. "Literární kritika a časopisy 1945 -1948." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-332644.
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1 SUMMARY The present thesis deals with cultural and cultural-political journals published between May 1945 and February 1948, as well as polemics that went on during that period. The thesis consists of two interconnected parts - the journals' profiles and the literary-historical introduction that analyzes certain important issues and problems in regard to the journals and selected personalities, placing them in the contemporary social context.
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Le, Roux Magdel. "Anargie in die beloofde land : 'n holistiese benadering tot die 'Rigtertyd'." Diss., 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17187.
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Text in AfrikaansDie verhandeling behels 'n holistiese benadering tot die geskiedenis van die Israelitiese stamme/clans gedurende die 'tyd van die Rigters' (soos in die Ou Testament gereflekteer). Na my mening het 'n holistiese benadering die potensiaal om 'n meer komprehensiewe beeld van die 'Rigtertyd' te verkry. 'n Vierledige ondersoek na die situasie van die Israelitiese stamme/clans word daarom aan die hand van die politieke konteks, die sosio-kulturele en ekonomiese situasie, die godsdienstig-ideologiese aspek en die literere dimensie gedoen. In die laaste hoofstuk is daar gepoog om die verskillende dimensies op mekaar te betrek. Opsommend kan gese word dat byna alle aktiwiteite gedurende hierdie periode ongestruktureerd en sonder orde was, dit wil se daar was anargie in die Beloofde Land. · Elkeen het gedoen wat reg was in sy eie oe' (Rgt 21 :25).
This dissertation deals with a holistic approach towards the history of the Israelite tribes/clans throughout the 'period of the Judges' (as referred to in the Old Testament). In my opinion, a holistic approach has the potential to offer a more comprehensive analysis of the 'period of the Judges'. A fourfold investigation into the situation of the Israelite tribes/clans is carried out involving the political context, the socio-cultural and economic situation, the religious-ideological aspect and the literary dimension. In the last chapter an attempt is made to integrate the different dimensions. To conclude, it can be said that nearly all phenomena in the tribal period was characterized by a lack of structure or order, in other words, there was anarchy in the Promised Land. 'Everyone did what was right in his own eyes' (Jdg 21 :25).
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Le, Roux M. "Anargie in die beloofde land : 'n holistiese benadering tot die 'Rigtertyd'." Diss., 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17187.
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Text in AfrikaansDie verhandeling behels 'n holistiese benadering tot die geskiedenis van die Israelitiese stamme/clans gedurende die 'tyd van die Rigters' (soos in die Ou Testament gereflekteer). Na my mening het 'n holistiese benadering die potensiaal om 'n meer komprehensiewe beeld van die 'Rigtertyd' te verkry. 'n Vierledige ondersoek na die situasie van die Israelitiese stamme/clans word daarom aan die hand van die politieke konteks, die sosio-kulturele en ekonomiese situasie, die godsdienstig-ideologiese aspek en die literere dimensie gedoen. In die laaste hoofstuk is daar gepoog om die verskillende dimensies op mekaar te betrek. Opsommend kan gese word dat byna alle aktiwiteite gedurende hierdie periode ongestruktureerd en sonder orde was, dit wil se daar was anargie in die Beloofde Land. · Elkeen het gedoen wat reg was in sy eie oe' (Rgt 21 :25).
This dissertation deals with a holistic approach towards the history of the Israelite tribes/clans throughout the 'period of the Judges' (as referred to in the Old Testament). In my opinion, a holistic approach has the potential to offer a more comprehensive analysis of the 'period of the Judges'. A fourfold investigation into the situation of the Israelite tribes/clans is carried out involving the political context, the socio-cultural and economic situation, the religious-ideological aspect and the literary dimension. In the last chapter an attempt is made to integrate the different dimensions. To conclude, it can be said that nearly all phenomena in the tribal period was characterized by a lack of structure or order, in other words, there was anarchy in the Promised Land. 'Everyone did what was right in his own eyes' (Jdg 21 :25).
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Mtuze, Kutala Primrose. "Transformation and socio-political change in selected isiXhosa novels 1909 - 2006." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2402.
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The thesis deals with one major issue of how the amaXhosa authors reflect change and transition in the lives of their characters in the period under consideration. This change pertains both to the socio-politico-economic life of the people concerned and the contents of the books and the style of the authors' writings. The study is ground-breaking in that it goes beyond common dissection of the structural elements of the books to a synthetic study of their themes, subject matter, character portrayal and setting. The primary aim is to give a holistic overview of the changing culture of the black people against the backdrop of subjugation and transformation.
Chapter 1 contains all the formal preliminary information such as aim, method, context, relevance and topicality of study.
Chapter 2 anchors the study in the newspaper age as a solid foundation for the amaXhosa literature.
Chapter 3 is an overview of the beginnings of literary endeavours among the amaXhosa and how they reflect the impact of socio-economic pressures in the lives of the people.
Chapter 4 further illustrates the impact of education and Christianisation on the blacks as well as growing political awareness among the authors.
Chapter 5 focuses on culture-clash among the amaXhosa as a result of the alienating influence of both the church and the school.
Chapter 6 highlights changes in society at the height of oppression under the previous political dispensation.
Chapters 7 and 8 reflect the authors' thinking and how they depict changes in post-apartheid South Africa while Chapter 9 focuses on the role of Language Boards in restricting freedom of writing and expression during the apartheid years.
Chapter 10 is a general conclusion that encapsulates the main points of the thesis.African Languages
D. Litt, et Phil. (African Languages)