De wederopstanding van de Zuid-Afrikaanse Nederlandse literatuur? Over de 'canonisering' van minderheidsliteraturen

To gain entry into literary history and into the canon of literature may be quite difficult for a writer in general; for an author from a cultural periphery it is nearly impossible. For him there is only one road to canonisation: by way of a separate literary history of his peripheral area. Dutch (p...

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Published in:Literator 2012-11, Vol.33 (2), p.1-e7
Main Authors: Praamstra, Olf, Francken, Eep
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Subjects:
African history
Afrikaans
Dutch language
Literary canon
Literature
South African literature
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Summary:To gain entry into literary history and into the canon of literature may be quite difficult for a writer in general; for an author from a cultural periphery it is nearly impossible. For him there is only one road to canonisation: by way of a separate literary history of his peripheral area. Dutch (post)colonial literature is a case in point. Writers from the former Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), the Dutch Antilles and Surinam have been saved from oblivion because histories of their regional literatures have been published. In contrast, South African literature in Dutch (not to be confused with Afrikaans literature) in the course of the twentieth century dropped out of the picture. Although, strictly speaking, there is a need for more preliminary studies, a concise history of this specific body of literature is highly desirable as well. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0258-2279
2219-8237
DOI:10.4102/lit.v33i2.140