Die poëtika van die liriek in die Afrikaanse literêre kabaret

dc.contributor.advisorSnyman, Henning
dc.contributor.authorSwart, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-26T13:49:08Z
dc.date.available2017-01-26T13:49:08Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.date.updated2016-11-22T11:05:10Z
dc.description.abstractThe growing interest in South African cabaret together with the unavailability of relevant information persuaded me that this part of South African theatre life and literature is a neglected phenomena. It needs urgent attention, not only for the literary importance, but also for the social relevance. Towards this end the assistance of Hennie Aucamp, who gave me access to his entire extensive cabaret collection, was of invaluable importance. Other information was collected in Europe in 1991. Cabaret performances in different countries were attended, libraries and museums visited and television programmes viewed, all in an attempt to experience at first hand and analyse the differences and similarities. One of the conclusions was that "cabaret", "music hall", "musical", "chanson", "revue", etcetera, have a lot in common, but are definitely not the same. Many people associate cabaret with almost naked girls with fish net tights. This idea was brought about by inter alia the film Cabaret, but is not what cabaret really is about. South African cabaret, especially our literary cabaret, is based on German "Kabarett". Literary cabaret works with literary conventions and is therefore important to South African literature and theatre. We are experiencing similar political and social changes to those in Europe during the fin-de-siècle. Cabaret in South Africa is growing because of these uncertainties. For example, the Dutch cabaret artist finds himself in a position where there is social welfare and political peace - and nothing is sacred anymore. It is very difficult for him then to make a statement in a climate where everything is allowed and possible. Germany is experiencing political uncertainties and cabaret is flourishing. This tendency can also be seen in other unstable countries, also in South Africa. This proves that, for cabaret to thrive, there must be specific political and social circumstances. Cabaret is the perfect way to remind us of our original reason for living: to love, to accept one another and to live in peace. While this is not possible, there will always be something to say and statements to make.
dc.identifier.apacitationSwart, A. (1994). <i>Die poëtika van die liriek in die Afrikaanse literêre kabaret</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23431en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSwart, Amanda. <i>"Die poëtika van die liriek in die Afrikaanse literêre kabaret."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23431en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSwart, A. 1994. Die poëtika van die liriek in die Afrikaanse literêre kabaret. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Swart, Amanda AB - The growing interest in South African cabaret together with the unavailability of relevant information persuaded me that this part of South African theatre life and literature is a neglected phenomena. It needs urgent attention, not only for the literary importance, but also for the social relevance. Towards this end the assistance of Hennie Aucamp, who gave me access to his entire extensive cabaret collection, was of invaluable importance. Other information was collected in Europe in 1991. Cabaret performances in different countries were attended, libraries and museums visited and television programmes viewed, all in an attempt to experience at first hand and analyse the differences and similarities. One of the conclusions was that "cabaret", "music hall", "musical", "chanson", "revue", etcetera, have a lot in common, but are definitely not the same. Many people associate cabaret with almost naked girls with fish net tights. This idea was brought about by inter alia the film Cabaret, but is not what cabaret really is about. South African cabaret, especially our literary cabaret, is based on German "Kabarett". Literary cabaret works with literary conventions and is therefore important to South African literature and theatre. We are experiencing similar political and social changes to those in Europe during the fin-de-siècle. Cabaret in South Africa is growing because of these uncertainties. For example, the Dutch cabaret artist finds himself in a position where there is social welfare and political peace - and nothing is sacred anymore. It is very difficult for him then to make a statement in a climate where everything is allowed and possible. Germany is experiencing political uncertainties and cabaret is flourishing. This tendency can also be seen in other unstable countries, also in South Africa. This proves that, for cabaret to thrive, there must be specific political and social circumstances. Cabaret is the perfect way to remind us of our original reason for living: to love, to accept one another and to live in peace. While this is not possible, there will always be something to say and statements to make. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - Die poëtika van die liriek in die Afrikaanse literêre kabaret TI - Die poëtika van die liriek in die Afrikaanse literêre kabaret UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23431 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/23431
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSwart A. Die poëtika van die liriek in die Afrikaanse literêre kabaret. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23431en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentAfrikaans and Netherlandic Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherAfrikaans literary cabaret
dc.titleDie poëtika van die liriek in die Afrikaanse literêre kabaret
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceThesis
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