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The centrifugal discourse of myth : women and the 'saving illusion' in selected works of Joseph Conrad

Soane, Berverley-Anne. (1997)

The primary aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that the women characters in Joseph Conrad's works function in the narratives to present a 'saving illusion' which is in contrast to masculine existential despair. The women ...
An exploration of characteristic elements intrinsic to the matrix of John Steinbeck's fiction and their effect on the critical reception of his work, with particular reference to a God unknown

Wilkinson, Ronald. (1998)

At the centre of this dissertation is the paradox to be found in the fact that although John Steinbeck was the recipient of some of the highest accolades ever to be bestowed upon a writer during this century, his work - ...
Character and identity in selected works by Bessie Head

Thusi, Nokuthula Monica (1998)

A central concern in the works of Bessie Head has been the relations between writer and character. One of her novels has indeed been described as an 'autobiography' rather than a novel. Although theoretical interest in the ...
Re-inscribing the author : an approach to the pragmatics of reading and interpretation in Sol Plaatje's Native Life in South Africa and Luke's Book of Acts

Mkhatshwa, Elijah Johan (1999)

The objective of this study is to affirm the presence of the intentional consciousness / stance in texts which purport to depict reality or real events. Intentionality, in the context of this thesis, is not conceived as a ...
The reading of poetry : appreciation and evaluation

Meihuizen, Dorothea (2001)

The impulse that prompted me to the writing of this thesis is a profound uneasiness about the way in which the Humanities are being undervalued in the eyes of the world today, and nowhere more so, it increasingly seems, ...
Language in education : a sociolinguistic aspect in Black African high schools in Eshowe District

Ntombela, Berrington Xolani Siphosakhe (2002)

Before the emergence of democracy in South Africa, the apartheid regime had brought linguistic imbalance. In 1994 the new government of South Africa set out to address the imbalances created by the apartheid government. ...
Factors to be considered in designing a comprehensive syllabus for English Second Language learners (ESL), with reference to learners in KwaZulu-Natal, North coast

Gazu, Khulekani Amegius (2006)

The post 1994 era in South Africa has been characterized by rampant change. During this age of transition, almost every aspect of social life has seen new institutions and structures being put in place to redress the ...
Motivation and attitudes towards English as a second language (ESL) among learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal High Schools

Kanjira, Timothy Jameson (2008)

Judging from what several of teachers have generally said about the poor performance and low levels of English proficiency, (how poorly they spoke, read and wrote), there seems to be a lack of interest or motivation among ...
Communicative competence in English among rural African high school learners in the Eshowe Circuit

Ntombela, Berrington Xolani Siphosakhe (2008)

This study investigates communicative competence in English among rural African high school learners in the Eshowe circuit. Poor student performance especially in higher institutions has generally been linked to incompetence ...
Central women characters and their influence in Shakespeare, with particular reference to the Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra

Mngomezulu, Thulisile Fortunate (University of Zululand, 2009)

Shakespeare portrayed women in his plays as people who should be valued. This is an opinion I held in the past, and one I still hold after intense reading of his works and that of authors such as Marlowe, Webster, Thomas ...
The relevance of Antonio Gramsci’s concepts of hegemony and intellectuals to apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa

Pillay, Pravina (University of Zululand, 2013)

This dissertation focuses on the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci and the relevance of his concepts of hegemony and intellectuals to South Africa. Gramsci’s writings have a strong Italian resonance. The dissertation ...
Attitudes towards polygamy in select African fiction

Ndabayakhe, Vuyiswa (University of Zululand, 2013)

Polygamy is widely practised in African communities. The African social-realist novel, especially when it is woman-authored, shows female characters as having to play docile, subservient roles and accept demeaning positions ...
A comparative study of variation in stress and intonation patterns in the spoken English of some selected Yoruba and Zulu university undergraduate students

Ayoola, Oluwafunmiso Moses (University of Zululand, 2016)

English is a world language. The serious concern for the study and the adaptation of English to the world in general and Nigerian and South African milieu in particular started over a century ago. The study of English has ...
The postdramatic theatre of Athol Fugard and Maishe Maponya: commitment, collaboration, and experiment in apartheid South Africa

Shamsuddeen, Bello (University of Zululand, 2017)

Athol Fugard and Maishe Maponya both used the postdramatic theatre, which was largely anti-elitist, anti-text, experimental and collaborative, at certain point in their literary careers. They rebelled against established ...
Topology control for wireless mesh networks and its effect on network performance

Mudali, Pragasen (University of Zululand, 2017)

InfrastructureWireless Mesh Networks (I-WMNs) are increasingly used to provide network connectivity and Internet access to previously under-served areas in the developing world. It is common for some of these deployments ...

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