Chanting the song of sorrow : threnody in Homer and Zakes Mda.

dc.contributor.author	Steinmeyer, Elke Gisela.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-13T07:13:56Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-13T07:13:56Z
dc.date.created	2003
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.description.abstract	This article examines the role of threnody in ancient Greece and contemporary South Africa. The main focus is on its representation in literature, in this case a passage from Homer's Iliad and the novel Ways of Dying (1995) by Zakes Mda, which are read in their respective historical contexts. The aim is to compare the different functions which threnody fulfills in different societies in different times with special emphasis on societies in crisis and transition.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Steinmeyer, E. 2003. Chanting the song of sorrow : threnody in Homer and Zakes Mda."Current Writing"15(2), pp.156-172.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1013-929X
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1013929X	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7839
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis.	en
dc.subject	Laments--History and criticism.	en
dc.subject	Homer. Iliad.	en
dc.subject	Mda, Zakes. Ways of dying.	en
dc.title	Chanting the song of sorrow : threnody in Homer and Zakes Mda.	en
dc.type	Peer reviewed journal article	en

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