Folktale influence on the Shona novel
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Authors
Nyaungwa, Oscar
Issue Date
2008-11
Type
Thesis
Language
en
Keywords
Folktale influence , The novel , Prose narratives , Setting characterisation
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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.
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Citation
Nyaungwa, Oscar (2008) Folktale influence on the Shona novel, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2710>