Browsing by Subject "history"
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Die Groot Trek 175: storie of historie?
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2013)This article investigates the relationship between the writer of a historical novel and the historiography. To what extent does the novelist depend on the historical facts researched by the historian? Undoubtedly the ... -
Die spook van Afrikaneridentiteit in Toorberg, die stoetmeester en die swye van Mario Salviati (Etienne van Heerden)
(AOSIS, 2017)Ghost characters are a characteristic of the novels of Etienne van Heerden, but little research has been done concerning the nature and function of these ghost characters. In this article I discuss Van Heerden's use of ... -
The emptiness of Judah in the exilic and early Persian period
(North-West University, 2013)The Old Testament verbal expression of ‘the exile of Judah’ during the Babylonian exile has led to the perception that the land of Judah was emptied of all Judeans. This biblical expression is not necessarily contradictory ... -
The interdependency between causality, context and history in selected works by E.L. Doctorow
(2000)This dissertation focuses on the interdependency between causality, context and history in selected novels by E.L. Doctorow: The Book of Daniel (1971), Ragtime (1974), Loon Lake (1980), World's Fair (1985) and The ...