Overview

This edited collection focuses on current aspects of African literature. It covers a wide range of literary features, such as oral literature and orature, and it includes feminist issues and how women are represented in African literature. The book employs ubuntu as a traditional human value that enforces compassion and caring, and it shows how this value can be used to combat gender-based violence. Various contributors engage with social matters in several chapters, such as the relationship between literature and social development. Another interesting aspect is the discussion on the translation and adaptation of literary texts for television dramas from African languages to the English language.

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Author:   Nogwaja S. Zulu ,  Thulani Mkhize
Publisher:   University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Imprint:   University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9781869145675

ISBN 10:   1869145674
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   18 June 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Literature and Society Chapter 1. Visual Language as a Stylistic and Narrative Technique: A Literary Analysis of Mqapheli Mngadi’s isiZulu Editorial Cartoons Chapter 2. Lost in Translation: An Evaluation of the Subtitles in the Television Series of S.E.K. Mqhayi’s Ityala Lamawele (The Lawsuit of the Twins) Chapter 3. The Nation in Devastation: Social Issues in M.J. Mngadi’s Novels Chapter 4. An In-Depth Analysis of the Use of Humour in Various Texts to Expose Political Issues in South African Society Chapter 5. Syntactic Analysis and Interpretation of J.J. Moiloa’s Poetic Texts Chapter 6. Family and Marital Issues in Alick Macheso’s Music Part 2: Ubuntu and Gender Chapter 7. Ukuvezwa Kweqhaza Labantu Besifazane Ezinkondlweni Ezikhethiwe zesiZulu (The Expression of the Importance of the Role of Women in Selected Zulu Poems) Chapter 8. Representations of African Women in Mazisi Kunene’s UNodumehlezi KaMenzi Chapter 9. Female Representation in Nkosinathi Sithole’s Hunger Eats a Man Chapter 10. An Analysis of Gender-Based Violence in the Sesotho Novel Mamello Chapter 11. A Masculinist Critique of the Images of Men in the Novel Izibi zaseThekwini Chapter 12. Building Better Men: Deconstructing the Depiction of Boys as Heroes and Strong Individuals in an isiZulu Folktale Chapter 13. Umfazi Wephepha, Umfazi Wesintu: The Chronicles of the Law of Marriage kwaXhosa as Depicted in Mothlabane’s Drama Iinkunzi Ezimbini About the Editors About the Contributors

Reviews

‘If you believed the Western Gaze, African literature begins in the 1960s and in a European language. But what this anthology of critical work shows is that African literature has a depth and breadth in terms of periodisation and multiplicity of languages that should be part of our literary oxygen. This is a fundamental contribution to the African literary tradition. I can’t wait to use this anthology in my classes on African literature.’ — Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Department of Literatures in English, Cornell University

Author Information

Nogwaja S. Zulu is a Professor of African literature at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has published widely in that field, and he writes novels and short stories in isiZulu and Sesotho.

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