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Narratives of Southern African Farms

Rooney, Caroline R. (2005) Narratives of Southern African Farms. Third World Quarterly, 26 (3). pp. 431-440. ISSN 0143-6597. (doi:10.1080/01436590500033693) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:5558)

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Abstract

This paper will attempt to specify a literary genre of farm narrative, canonically exemplified by Schreiner, Lessing and Coetzee, in order to raise the question of what alternative narratives there may be. Narratives of entrapment or regression will be juxtaposed with artistic and autobiographical expositions offering a pioneering myth and logic, served to open up overlooked questions of autonomy and local community. Particular attention will be given to one illustration (author will supply illustration), literally a watercolour painting that can be seen to undo certain expectations of the farm setting established by the dominant literary tradition.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/01436590500033693
Subjects: P Language and Literature
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of English
Depositing User: Caroline Rooney
Date Deposited: 22 Sep 2008 22:02 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:43 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/5558 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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