Die paringspel van polariteite

Authors

  • Marthinus Beukes University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/tl.v47i1.3353

Keywords:

Afrikaans poetry, absence, discourse, exile, irony, love

Abstract

In Intieme afwesige (“Intimate absence”, 2009), the Afrikaans poet Cas Vos gives shape to absence in quite an exceptional way. Absence as loss finds its expression through the two icons of love from the Middle Ages, Abelard and Heloise. In this, his fifth collection of poetry, Vos interprets the sadness and pain of these two exiles afresh. The voice given to their son, Astralabe, is a highlight of the volume. Intieme afwesige is an absorbing and well-structured collection in which most of the poems are oriented towards the polarities of loss and intimacy. 

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Author Biography

  • Marthinus Beukes, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Marthinus Beukes is ’n senior lektor in die Departement Afrikaans, Universiteit van Johannesburg.

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Published

2010-04-01

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Section

Review articles

How to Cite

Beukes, M. (2010). Die paringspel van polariteite. Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde, 47(1), 156-160. https://doi.org/10.17159/tl.v47i1.3353