Mulat-estetiek: ’n Analise van Adam Small se dramas

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This article examines the drama strategies of Adam Small and specifically focuses on the phenomenon of the mulat. This element provides a suitable perspective because, on the one hand, it is something that Small touches on in his dramas and other writing, and on the other hand there exists extensive literature which explores the dramatic, philosophical, and literary theoretical meaning of the term. The work of Langston Hughes and Derek Walcott, amongst others, is explored to develop a reading strategy that could be used to analyse the Small text.

 

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In hierdie artikel word die dramakonvensies van Adam Small ondersoek met besondere aandag aan perspektiewe op die mulat as ’n sosiale gegewe. Hierdie element bied ’n gepaste invalshoek omdat dit enersyds ‘n verskynsel is wat Small in sy dramas en ander skryfwerk aansny en daar andersyds ’n uitgebreide literatuur bestaan waarin oor die dramatiese, lewensbeskoulike en literêr-teoretiese inkleding daarvan besin word. Die werk van onder andere Langston Hughes en Derek Walcott word ondersoek om ’n leesstrategie te ontwikkel waarmee die Small-teks geanaliseer kan word.

 

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Steward van Wyk, University of the Western Cape

Steward van Wyk is an associate professor in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at the university of the Western Cape. He has published articles in Stiletand Literator. His research interests include black Afrikaans writing, post-colonial theory, and writing from the former Dutch colonies in the Antilles and Surinam.

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2004-12-01

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van Wyk, Steward. 2004. “Mulat-Estetiek: ’n Analise Van Adam Small Se Dramas”. Journal of Literary Studies 20 (3/4):283-301. https://unisapressjournals.co.za/index.php/jls/article/view/13092.

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