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A history of South African literature by CHRISTOPHER HEYWOOD, Christopher Heywood is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.

What is A history of South African literature about?

Christopher Heywood surveys representative South African poems, plays and prose works in five literary traditions: Khoisan, Nguni-Sotho, Afrikaans, English, and Indian. Heywood's selections include over 100 authors and selected works--covering poetry, theater and prose. Explored in the context of crises leading to the formation of modern South Africa, South African literature emerges from this study as one of the great literatures of the modern world.

Who reads A history of South African literature?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
CHRISTOPHER HEYWOOD, Christopher Heywood
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
Published
2005
Language
EN
ISBN
9780521554855
Category
literary studies
Subjects
Travel, History, Literary Fiction
Updated
2026-03-25

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