The Ghostly dance: Writing in a new South Africa, published by IDASA

Abstract

Since the subject of "Literary Criticism in South Africa" is a vast one, I am going to narrow the topic to the idea of research in South African literature and I do not aim to be comprehensive in any way. Looking back over the last 20 years I am saddened by what we have missed, the opportunities lost. I shall dwell on the past in the hopes that it will teach us something about the present and future. I shall deal with six aspects of what I regret.