The main object of this study was to try and analyze the style K.P.D. Maphalla has employed in his novels. Maphalia's artistic skills have earned him favourable comments from prominent scholars. His style of writing enlivens ...

The aim of this study is to critically examine the place and value of psychoanalytical literary theory for applicability to African literature. In the second chapter of this study, consideration will be given to diachronic ...

The aim of the study is to endeavor to analyze the language and style of in W.T. Matlala's Molato Mpeng and Montshepetsa bosego. The study will focus on how the writer uses language, how he assumed a particular manner of ...

This research project is an investigation of the Bapedi clan praises as a sub-genre ofpraise­poetry. The rationale behind the project is to fill the gap in our knowledge base of the Bapedi, and in a broader context, of ...

The purpose of this study is to carry out a textual analysis of detective novels and short stories appearing in Northem Sotho. Abundant use will be made of the opinions and theories of different authorities on the detective ...

The purpose of this study is to look into Oedipal structures in the novels of Sibusiso Nyembezi. The notion of an Oedipal structure is derived from Sophocles' play entitled 'Oedipus the King'. In this play, Oedipus, a ...

The aim of this study is to investigate the curiosity of children in Siswati folktales. The study seeks to uncover the occurrence and causes of children’s curiosity in Siswati folktales. Furthermore, the study investigates ...

This study looks at intertextuality and influence in C . L . S . Thobega's poetry. The two concepts viz. intertextuality and influence are subsumed under the theory, DECONSTRUCTION, a theory which tells us that there is a ...