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Elemente van die groteske realisme en karnavaleske in Foxtrot van die vleiseters deur Eben Venter

Thesis (MA (Afrikaans and Dutch))—University of Stellenbosch, 2006.

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Main Author: Heyns, Michiel
Other Authors: Viljoen, Louise
Format: Thesis
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2007
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1860 Elemente van die groteske realisme en karnavaleske in Foxtrot van die vleiseters deur Eben Venter Heyns, Michiel Viljoen, Louise University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch. Venter, Eben -- Criticism and interpretation Venter, Eben -- Foxtrot van die vleiseters Grotesque in literature Thesis (MA (Afrikaans and Dutch))—University of Stellenbosch, 2006. In this thesis I explore the possibility of reading Foxtrot van die vleiseters by Eben Venter through the philosophy of the carnivalesque and grotesque realism, as put forward by the Russian language philosopher, Mikhail Bakhtin. An overview of the theory of grotesque realism is given in chapter 1. In chapter 2 some of the main aspects of the apartheidsregime are discussed, after which the most important principles of grotesque realism are applied to the novel. A chapter is devoted to each of the following broad categories: the distinction between a high, official order and a low, unofficial order and the consequences when the official order is lifted; the images of the grotesque body; and lastly, the culture of laughter and celebration. The salient points will be gathered together in the conclusion. Masters 2007-11-06T05:52:57Z 2010-06-01T08:34:59Z 2007-11-06T05:52:57Z 2010-06-01T08:34:59Z 2006-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1860 af University of Stellenbosch 584588 bytes application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
spellingShingle Venter, Eben -- Criticism and interpretation
Venter, Eben -- Foxtrot van die vleiseters
Grotesque in literature
Heyns, Michiel
Elemente van die groteske realisme en karnavaleske in Foxtrot van die vleiseters deur Eben Venter
title Elemente van die groteske realisme en karnavaleske in Foxtrot van die vleiseters deur Eben Venter
title_full Elemente van die groteske realisme en karnavaleske in Foxtrot van die vleiseters deur Eben Venter
title_fullStr Elemente van die groteske realisme en karnavaleske in Foxtrot van die vleiseters deur Eben Venter
title_full_unstemmed Elemente van die groteske realisme en karnavaleske in Foxtrot van die vleiseters deur Eben Venter
title_short Elemente van die groteske realisme en karnavaleske in Foxtrot van die vleiseters deur Eben Venter
title_sort elemente van die groteske realisme en karnavaleske in foxtrot van die vleiseters deur eben venter
topic Venter, Eben -- Criticism and interpretation
Venter, Eben -- Foxtrot van die vleiseters
Grotesque in literature
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1860
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