Significant Influences in the Composition of Hendrik Hofmeyr's Song Cycle, Alleenstryd
Description:
The poet of this cycle, Sydney Vernon Petersen, was a man who faced great adversity during Apartheid. The title of this cycle, Alleenstryd, is an Afrikaans term for 'a struggle alone.' Petersen was of mixed heritage or "Coloured" and born in South Africa in 1914. He died in 1987. His most important works in Afrikaans poetry were published between 1948 and 1965. This cycle specifically focuses on the relationship between the poet and his community, the isolation he endured within that community,…
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Date:
August 2009
Creator:
Cupido, Conroy Alan
Partner:
UNT Libraries