Folktale influence on the Shona novel

Nyaungwa, Oscar

dc.contributor.advisor	Mulaudzi, P.A. (Prof.)
dc.contributor.advisor	Mutasa, D.E. (Prof.)
dc.contributor.author	Nyaungwa, Oscar
dc.date.accessioned	2009-10-22T07:28:07Z
dc.date.available	2009-10-22T07:28:07Z
dc.date.issued	2008-11
dc.identifier.citation	Nyaungwa, Oscar (2008) Folktale influence on the Shona novel, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2710>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2710
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation investigates the extent and type of influence the Shona folktale has had on the writing of the Shona novel. Of particular interest is how much influence the folktale has had on the early writers of Shona novels as compared to the modern writers. The study investigates folktale influence on the development of plot, setting and characterisation in targeted novels. With regard to the development of plot, the study focuses on folktale influence on the following aspects; the exposition, complication, climax and resolution. Looking at setting, the study investigates folktale influence on setting as place, time or social circumstances in which the stories happen. The study also investigates the type of characters the novelists portray and seek to detect any folktale influence on characterisation.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xii,127 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Folktale influence	en
dc.subject	The novel	en
dc.subject	Prose narratives	en
dc.subject	Setting characterisation	en
dc.subject.ddc	896.39753209
dc.subject.lcsh	Shona fiction -- History and criticism
dc.subject.lcsh	Shona literature -- History and criticism
dc.title	Folktale influence on the Shona novel	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.description.department	African Languages and Literature
dc.description.degree	Thesis (M.A.)