"Not rape, not quite that" : an exploration of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and in The Heart of the Country within the South African context

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dc.contributor.authorKendal, Rebekahen_ZA
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dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation provides a close examination of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and In the Heart of the Country within the South African context. Initially, I briefly explore the proposition that the problem of rape in South Africa is perpetuated by the myths about rape which essentially obfuscate the reality of the incidence of rape. Having established what these myths are and how they are detrimental to our understanding of rape, I explore Coetzee's treatment of them in his own rape narratives. I debate whether Coetzee has simply reproduced existing myths about rape, thus perpetuating the shroud of silence which surrounds the majority of rapes in South Africa, or whether he has provided some sort of critique of the myths which are generally regarded as credible. I suggest that there is a marked development in Coetzee's consciousness and handling of myths about rape from In the Heart of the Country to Disgrace. The conclusion that I reach is that while it seems that Coetzee is critical of certain myths about rape, his criticism is presented in so subtle a manner that its detection is dependent, for a large part, on the integrity of the reader.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKendal, R. (2006). <i>"Not rape, not quite that" : an exploration of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and in The Heart of the Country within the South African context</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14602en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKendal, Rebekah. <i>""Not rape, not quite that" : an exploration of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and in The Heart of the Country within the South African context."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14602en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKendal, R. 2006. "Not rape, not quite that" : an exploration of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and in The Heart of the Country within the South African context. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kendal, Rebekah AB - This dissertation provides a close examination of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and In the Heart of the Country within the South African context. Initially, I briefly explore the proposition that the problem of rape in South Africa is perpetuated by the myths about rape which essentially obfuscate the reality of the incidence of rape. Having established what these myths are and how they are detrimental to our understanding of rape, I explore Coetzee's treatment of them in his own rape narratives. I debate whether Coetzee has simply reproduced existing myths about rape, thus perpetuating the shroud of silence which surrounds the majority of rapes in South Africa, or whether he has provided some sort of critique of the myths which are generally regarded as credible. I suggest that there is a marked development in Coetzee's consciousness and handling of myths about rape from In the Heart of the Country to Disgrace. The conclusion that I reach is that while it seems that Coetzee is critical of certain myths about rape, his criticism is presented in so subtle a manner that its detection is dependent, for a large part, on the integrity of the reader. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - "Not rape, not quite that" : an exploration of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and in The Heart of the Country within the South African context TI - "Not rape, not quite that" : an exploration of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and in The Heart of the Country within the South African context UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14602 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14602
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKendal R. "Not rape, not quite that" : an exploration of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and in The Heart of the Country within the South African context. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14602en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnglish Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.title"Not rape, not quite that" : an exploration of the rape narratives in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and in The Heart of the Country within the South African contexten_ZA
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