A Narrative Discourse Analysis of Herman Charles Bosmans' Short Story 'Mafeking Road' (1932) - Couverture souple

Schnell, Hildegard

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ISBN 10 : 3640506219 ISBN 13 : 9783640506217

Editeur : GRIN Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1.0, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: South African tural Studies, language: English, abstract: In his current popularity, Herman Charles Bosman has come to be wed as something of an "eternal artist" figure, conveying "marvellous home-truths for all men" (Gray 1977:79). But the truth about the later Bosman is that he became a writer who had a scrupulous, instant understanding with each passing day and each yard of newspaper that underwent his professional scrutiny. Stephen Gray suggests "that he [Bosman] meant himself to be taken as [...] a commentator, a newspaper columnist, whose medium happened to be fiction" thus drawing attention to the underlying truths of South Africa (ibid.). By debunking the myth of Boer bravery during the second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) in his short story "Mafeking Road", Bosman touches upon a subtle theme extant amongst the Boer community, namely extreme Afrikaner patriotism (Wenzel 1999:109-110).

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Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1.0, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: South African Cultural Studies, language: English, abstract: In his current popularity, Herman Charles Bosman has come to be viewed as something of an ¿eternal artist¿ figure, conveying ¿marvellous home-truths for all men¿ (Gray 1977:79). But the truth about the later Bosman is that he became a writer who had a scrupulous, instant understanding with each passing day and each yard of newspaper that underwent his professional scrutiny. Stephen Gray suggests ¿that he [Bosman] meant himself to be taken as [¿] a commentator, a newspaper columnist, whose medium happened to be fiction¿ thus drawing attention to the underlying truths of South Africa (ibid.). By debunking the myth of Boer bravery during the second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) in his short story ¿Mafeking Road¿, Bosman touches upon a subtle theme extant amongst the Boer community, namely extreme Afrikaner patriotism (Wenzel 1999:109-110).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: GRIN Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3640506219
• ISBN 13: 9783640506217
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 28
• Coordonnées du fabricant: GRIN Publishing GmbH; info@grin.com; ; Waltherstraße 23; München; 80337; Allemagne