Oedipal structure in the novels of Sibusiso Nyembazi
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Authors
Mgobhozi, Zabanguni Rhoda
Issue Date
1999-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Oedipus structures , Incest in literature , Sibusiso Nyembezi's novels
Alternative Title
Abstract
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 forsaken child, learns that he
is a son of a Theban King. On the way to Thebes, he encounters
and assassinates his father. Oedi pus earns himself a title of a
king after solving the riddle of the sphinx and marries his own
mother. The mother-father-son triangles ('trilogies') are
structures which are a common feature of literature. Our purpose
is to investigate to what extent the author in question has
explored family relationships in his works.