Strofering: funksie en betekenis

Abstract

In an effort to explain the function and meaning of stanzaic segmentation in poetry, the following hypothesis is argued on the basis of semiotic structuralism and empirically supported by way of references to Old Testament literature, German Expressionist poetry, Baudelaire, Wordsworth, Keats, Sotho praise poems and Medieval debate poetry: If inter-stanzaic space functions as blank, then the blank is most informative when it de-automatises the information communicated within the stanzas; in other words, when inter-stanzaic space implies the presence of narrative and/or dramatic manifestations for the enhancement of the poetic principle. Methodological directives for a standardised analysis of the function and meaning of stanzaic segmentation are logically inferred from the hypothesis and conclude the research report.

Opsomming

In 'n poging om die funksie en betekenis van strofiese segmentering in die poesie te verklaar, word die volgende hipotese vanuit die semiotiese strukturalisme beredeneer en empiries ondersteun aan die hand van verwysings na Ou-Testamentiese literatuur, Duitse Ekspressionistiese poesie, Baudelaire, Wordsworth, Keats, die pryslied in Sotho en Middeleeuse debatpoesie: As inter-strofiese ruimte funksioneer as lee plek of woordleegte, dan is die woordleegte mees informatief indien dit die inligting de-outomatiseer wat intra-strofies gekommunikeer word, met ander woorde as inter-strofiese ruimte die teenwoordigheid impliseer van narratiewe en/of dramatiese manifestasies ter bevordering van die poetiese prinsipe. Metodologiese riglyne vir 'n gestandaardiseerde analise van die funksie en betekenis van strofering word logies afgelei uit die hipotese en besluit die navorsingsverslag.